Translation of the article in French by Jacques Rouchaud
More than thirty declared or announced candidates, and the list grows longer every week. On Monday 9 November, the judoka Teddy Riner joined the race.
The first round will be held on 18 April 2027, the second on 2 May. To appear on the official list, candidates must gather 500 sponsorships from elected officials by 6 p.m. on 12 March 2027. Many will not get that far.
Who is running?
On the left: Nathalie Arthaud, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Fabien Roussel, Raphaël Glucksmann, François Ruffin, Marine Tondelier.
In the centre and on the right: Gabriel Attal, Édouard Philippe, Bruno Retailleau, David Lisnard.
To the right of the right: Marine Le Pen, a declared candidate despite her conviction on appeal and pending the decision on her final appeal to the Court of Cassation, Éric Zemmour, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Florian Philippot.
Outside the parties: Natacha Polony, Teddy Riner. And many others, less well known.
Those still being talked about: Dominique de Villepin, who has confirmed his intention, Xavier Bertrand, François Hollande, and Christine Lagarde, whose name is circulating although she is not a candidate.
What the polls say
According to Toluna Harris Interactive for M6 and RTL, in a survey carried out from 3 to 5 November, Marine Le Pen would obtain between 34% and 36% in the first round, Jean-Luc Mélenchon between 18% and 19%, Édouard Philippe between 11% and 14%, Raphaël Glucksmann 11% to 13%, Bruno Retailleau between 5% and 10%. The institute itself points out that this is a balance of forces at a given moment, not a forecast.
Another saviour?
Every five years, we are presented with a providential figure. In 2017, it was the man who knew how to count. At the end of June 2026, the debt stands at 3,595.5 billion euros. In 2025, the shortfall was 152.5 billion.
Changing the name on the door of the Élysée does not change the way decisions are made. One person will go on holding the keys, and the people will go home until next time.
Four questions to ask every candidate
- Which spending will you cut, by how much, and by what date?
- How much new money do you intend to borrow?
- How will you pay those who produce better: farmers, sailors, craftsmen, workers?
- Which decisions will you hand back to the people, by referendum, and when?
Anyone who does not answer with figures and dates does not deserve your vote.
Power to the people
Demosciocracy proposes a different way of managing: budgets kept as close as possible to the people, in each territory, no new borrowing, and every euro saved used to pay off the debt. The people decide by referendum. No party, no prince, no king, no empress.
Liberty — Equality — Truth.
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Factual references
- LCP – List of declared and potential candidates, 10 November 2026.
- Public Sénat – Candidates declared or nearly so, 14 October 2026.
- Toute l’Europe – Main candidates and calendar, updated 9 November 2026.
- Toluna Harris Interactive for M6 and RTL – Voting intentions, 3 to 5 November 2026.
- INSEE – Public debt at the end of June 2026; public accounts for 2025.
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