sentences:  Mayotte MoDem deputy Abdoulatifou Aly joined the group before defecting back to the MoDem.In a 2008 by-election in the Rhone, the party gained a seat after the UMP incumbent's election was invalidated.In his second cabinet, the Prime Minister François Fillon appointed three NC members Hervé Morin as Defense Minister, André Santini as State Secretary for Public Servants and Valérie Létard as State Secretary for Social Solidarity.