Translation of the article in French by Jacques Rouchaud
Teddy Riner is an immense champion. Nobody will take away his titles, nor the work it took to win them. But being the best on a tatami does not mean you know how to run a country.
To run a country, you have to see both the micro and the macro. The micro is real life: the village school, the craftsman looking for an apprentice, the farmer selling at a loss, the sick person waiting for a doctor. The macro is the state budget, the debt, the treaties, defence. Whoever sees only the macro governs figures, not people. What has he managed, himself, outside his career?
We know the tune. Yesterday, David Douillet, judo champion, stood beside Madame Chirac for the Pièces jaunes. Then he became a minister. Today, Teddy Riner stands beside Madame Macron for the same Pièces jaunes, and the President finds that his candidacy « can only bring something to the country ». The scenery changes, but the system stays the same: you pass through the salons of power, and power knights you.
There are more than thirty of them wanting the job. Only ten will remain, perhaps fewer. But look at them: it is six of one and half a dozen of the other. Why so many people? Because the job is good. It brings power, networks, visibility, and careers secured for a long time.
Look also at the publicity they enjoy. A single candidacy video, and that is more than 20 million views in one day, television studios, front pages. The farmer who produces our food, the small manufacturer who keeps his valley alive cannot afford such publicity. They work from morning to night, and nobody sees them or hears them.
And who talks about their crucial problems? Nobody. The school that closes, the craftsman without an apprentice, the farmer selling at a loss, the manufacturer crushed by charges, the sick person without a doctor: none of the thirty candidates makes it the heart of his campaign. They talk to us about polls, alliances, little soundbites and who will be in the second round. Meanwhile, the real France waits, and nobody listens to it.
Teams, not princes
Today, we first elect a man and hope that one day he will come down to us. He never comes down. Demosciocracy puts things back in the right order.
The micro comes first. Citizens and corporations, that is to say trades and activities, appoint their representatives in each of the 7,040 districts. The farmer, the craftsman and the manufacturer no longer need to pay for advertising to be heard: they have their place by right, through their corporation. These representatives form the Council of each of the 352 territories: 20 members for the people, 20 for the corporations. That is where concrete problems are settled, as close as possible to the people.
The macro comes next. Each territory sends its representatives to two Chambers of 352 members: the Chamber of the People and the Chamber of Corporations. Under the guidance of these two Chambers, it is a team that governs, not a man. This national leadership of 24 people is stable, but revocable. If it does not do its job, it goes.
No more cushy seats, no more rich seats. Representatives keep their salary, receive no expense allowance and have no personal staff. Nobody comes to get rich. You come to serve, for two years, then you give back your seat.
That is the difference. Today, thirty candidates fight for a throne. Tomorrow, thousands of citizens, from the 14-year-old high-school pupil to the retiree, from the farmer to the manufacturer, could work together for their territory and for their country.
We must put an end to the princes of the Republic.
Liberty – Equality – Truth.
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Factual references
- France 24 and AFP – Teddy Riner’s candidacy and Emmanuel Macron’s reaction, 9 November 2026.
- franceinfo – More than 10 million views on X and 12 million on Instagram for the candidacy video, November 2026.
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