 On 27 November, 72 "filloniste" parliamentarians in the National Assembly announced the creation of a new parliamentary group, the "Rassemblement-UMP", led by Fillon.Copé took up former President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal of organizing a referendum on a revote, but he saw the creation of the dissident "filloniste" group as a casus belli and took back his proposal.Luc Chatel, the new vice-president and a Copé supporter, later announced that he supported a new presidential vote and a modification of party statutes.