Former French Prime Minister François Hollande announced in an interview with “Figaro” published on Tuesday, April 28, that he is “ready” to run for the presidential election in 2027.
The list is growing. In an interview with Le Figaro on Tuesday, April 28, Bernard Cazeneuve announced his intention to run for the presidential election in 2027. “I am prepared to be a candidate,” he said.
Leading his movement La Convention, created in 2023 after breaking ties with the Socialist Party, Cazeneuve gathered his supporters on Saturday, April 18, at the National Assembly.
A fractured political landscape on the left.
One year before the 2027 presidential election, the race to the Elysée Palace appears more crowded than in 2022, with thirteen officially declared candidacies by April 20. The right and center currently dominate the announcements, with figures like Bruno Retailleau, now endorsed by Les Républicains, Edouard Philippe, still a favorite in this political space, and David Lisnard. On the far right, Marine Le Pen remains a candidate pending her legal situation, with Jordan Bardella as a potential backup. Nicolas Dupont-Aignan and Eric Zemmour are also in the running.
On the left, some candidacies are official, like Nathalie Arthaud, while others like Clémentine Autain, François Ruffin, or Marine Tondelier are banking on a primary. Other figures like Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Fabien Roussel, François Hollande, and Raphaël Glucksmann are regularly mentioned without formal declarations.
