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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in France in early 2027, with a second round two weeks later, if required. The elections may be held earlier under exceptional circumstances if the presidency falls vacant before then. The incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron, is term-limited and cannot seek a third consecutive term in office.
Electoral system
The president of the French Republic is elected to a five-year term under the two-round system as stipulated in Article 7 of the constitution. If no candidate secures an absolute majority (50% + 1) of votes in the first round, including blank and void ballots, 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 conclusion of the president's current five-year term. Emmanuel Macron's second term, which began on 14 May 2022, is scheduled to end on 13 May 2027, meaning that the first round of the presidential election is scheduled to be held between 8 and 23 April 2027.[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".
Declared candidates
Horizons
- Édouard Philippe[5][6] (Mayor of Le Havre, leader of Horizons, former Prime Minister of France)
Potential candidates
Reconquête
- Éric Zemmour[7] (leader of Reconquête, nominee in 2022)
National Rally
- Jordan Bardella[8] (MEP, chair of the Patriots for Europe and leader of the National Rally)
- Marine Le Pen[9] (deputy for Pas-de-Calais, president of the National Rally group in the National Assembly, nominee in 2022, previously in 2012 and 2017 for the National Front)
The Republicans
- Michel Barnier[10] (former Prime Minister of France, candidate in 2022)
- Xavier Bertrand[11][12] (President of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France, candidate in 2022)
- David Lisnard[13] (Mayor of Cannes, chair of the French Mayors' Association)
- Valérie Pécresse[11] (President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France, nominee in 2022)
- Bruno Retailleau[10] (Minister of State, Minister of the Interior)
- Laurent Wauquiez[10][14] (deputy for Haute-Loire, president of the Republican Right group in the National Assembly)
Renaissance
- Gabriel Attal[15] (deputy for Hauts-de-Seine, president of the Renaissance group in the National Assembly, leader of Renaissance, former Prime Minister of France)
- Élisabeth Borne[16] (Minister of State, Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research, former Prime Minister of France)
- Yaël Braun-Pivet[17] (deputy for Yvelines, President of the National Assembly)
- Jean Castex[18] (CEO of RATP Group, former Prime Minister of France)
- Gérald Darmanin[19] (Minister of State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice)
- Bruno Le Maire[20] (former Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery)
Democratic Movement
- François Bayrou[21] (Prime Minister of France, leader of the Democratic Movement, nominee in 2012, nominee for the Union for French Democracy in 2002 and 2007)
Socialist Party
- Bernard Cazeneuve[22] (former Prime Minister of France)
- Carole Delga[23] (President of the Regional Council of Occitania)
- Olivier Faure[24] (deputy for Seine-et-Marne, leader of the Socialist Party)
- François Hollande[25] (deputy for Corrèze, former President of France)
La France Insoumise
- Manuel Bompard[26] (deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône, leader of La France Insoumise)
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon[27] (nominee in 2017 and 2022, nominee for the Left Party in 2012)
- Mathilde Panot[28] (deputy for Val-de-Marne, president of the La France Insoumise group in the National Assembly)
Others
- François Ruffin[29] (deputy for Somme)
Opinion polling
See also
References
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- ^ "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.
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