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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in France on 11 April 2027, with a second round on 25 April if required. The elections may be held earlier under exceptional circumstances, such as the resignation or death of the incumbent president Emmanuel Macron. Macron is not eligible to run in the 2027 elections, as he is limited to two consecutive terms in office.
Electoral system
[edit]The president of the French Republic is elected to a five-year term in a two-round election under Article 7 of the constitution: if no candidate secures an absolute majority (50%+1) (including blank and void ballots) of votes in the first round, a second round is held two weeks later between the two candidates who received the most votes.[1] Per the constitution, the first round of the presidential election must be held between 20 and 35 days before the transition of power at the end of the five-year term of the incumbent president. Because Emmanuel Macron took office on 14 May 2022, the transition of power is slated to take place on 13 May 2027, meaning that the first round of the presidential election will be held between 8 and 23 April 2027, with the second round held two weeks after the first.[2]
To be listed on the first-round ballot, candidates must secure 500 signatures (often referred to as parrainages) from national or local elected officials from at least 30 different departments or overseas collectivities, with no more than a tenth of these signatories from any single department.[3] According to the Article 6 of the French constitution,[4] the president cannot "exercise more than two consecutive periods in office". For that reason, Emmanuel Macron is no longer eligible to run in the election for a third consecutive term.
Potential candidates
[edit]National Rally
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- Marine Le Pen[5] (Member of the National Assembly, President of the National Rally group at the National Assembly)
- Jordan Bardella[6] (Member of the European Parliament, leader of the National Rally)
The Republicans
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- Laurent Wauquiez[7] (President of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
- Xavier Bertrand[8] (President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France)
- David Lisnard[9] (Mayor of Cannes)
- Valérie Pécresse (President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France)
MoDem
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- François Bayrou (Leader of MoDem)
Reconquête!
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- Éric Zemmour (Leader of Reconquête)
Ensemble
[edit]According to reporting by Le Monde, former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, and current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal are seen as allies of Macron who may run to succeed him in 2027.[10]
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- Édouard Philippe[11] (former Prime Minister of France)
- Bruno Le Maire[12] (Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery)
- Gérald Darmanin[13] (Minister of the Interior)
- Gabriel Attal[14] (Prime Minister of France)
- Élisabeth Borne[15] (former Prime Minister of France)
- Jean Castex[16] (former Prime Minister of France)
- Yaël Braun-Pivet[17] (President of the French National Assembly)
Socialist Party
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- Olivier Faure[18] (First Secretary of the Socialist Party, Member of the National Assembly)
- Carole Delga[19] (President of the Occitanian Regional Council)
- Bernard Cazeneuve[20] (former Prime Minister of France)
- François Hollande[21] (former President of France)
La France Insoumise
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- Jean-Luc Mélenchon[22] (former Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency)
- François Ruffin[23] (Member of the National Assembly for Somme's 1st constituency)
- Manuel Bompard[24] (Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency and current president of La France Insoumise)
- Mathilde Panot[25] (Member of the National Assembly for Val-de-Marne's 10th constituency and President of the La France Insoumise group in the National Assembly)
Opinion polling
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Constitution du 4 octobre 1958 – Article 7". Légifrance. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Comment les dates de l'élection sont-elles choisies ?". Conseil constitutionnel présidentielle 2017. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Concernant les parrainages, qu'est-ce qui a changé depuis 2012 ?". Conseil constitutionnel présidentielle 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Article 6 – Constitution du 4 octobre 1958 – Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Marine Le Pen « envisage d'être présidente de la République » en 2027". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 2023-04-02. Archived from the original on 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ ""BARDELLA 2027": AU RN, ON SE PRÉPARE DÉJÀ POUR LA PROCHAINE PRÉSIDENTIELLE". rmc.bfmtv.com (in French). 2022-05-19. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Laurent Wauquiez se prépare déjà pour l'élection présidentielle de 2027". Le Monde.fr. 3 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2027 : Xavier Bertrand a « l'intention d'être candidat »". 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2027 : David Lisnard assure s'y préparer "à fond", avec "un corpus solide"". YouTube. 7 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Gatinois, Claire; Trippenbach, Ivanne; Goar, Matthieu (2022-09-18). "With 2027 on the horizon, Macron looks to rein in ambitious succession contenders". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2027: Édouard Philippe, l'ombre d'un doute". LEFIGARO (in French). 2023-02-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "L'ambition présidentielle de Bruno Le Maire irrite l'Elysée". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-01-17. Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2027 : comment Gérald Darmanin tisse sa toile". lejdd.fr (in French). 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-04-09. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Gabriel Attal joue la carte de la fermeté avec la présidentielle de 2027 dans le viseur". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-10-23. Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2027 : Élisabeth Borne, une ambition secrète" (in French). 12 May 2024. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Election présidentielle de 2027 : l'hypothèse Castex". Le Monde.fr (in French). 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "« Elle veut se présidentialiser » : Yaël Braun-Pivet, de plus en plus adepte du pas du côté" (in French). 8 April 2024. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "2027 au PS: les ambitions discrètes d'Olivier Faure". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-09-20. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Les ambitions présidentielles de Carole Delga". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-06-04. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "Présidentielle de 2027 : comment Bernard Cazeneuve se prépare". lejdd.fr (in French). 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ "ÉDITO - Présidentielle 2027 : "Ne sous-estimez jamais François Hollande, trop de gens l'ont appris à leurs dépens", dit Gernelle". rtl.fr (in French). 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Jean-Luc Mélenchon n'exclut pas une candidature en 2027 en fonction des "circonstances"". BFMTV (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Présidentielle 2027 : Jean-Luc Mélenchon évoque l'hypothèse François Ruffin". lejdd.fr (in French). 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ "Pour l'élection présidentielle de 2027, Jean-Luc Mélenchon «souhaite être remplacé»". europe1.fr (in French). 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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