2027 French presidential election
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Emmanuel Macron
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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

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

National Rally

The Republicans

Reconquête!

Ensemble

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]

Socialist Party

La France Insoumise

Opinion polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2027 French presidential election

See also

References

  1. ^ "Constitution du 4 octobre 1958 – Article 7". Légifrance. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Comment les dates de l'élection sont-elles choisies ?". Conseil constitutionnel présidentielle 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Concernant les parrainages, qu'est-ce qui a changé depuis 2012 ?". Conseil constitutionnel présidentielle 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Article 6 – Constitution du 4 octobre 1958 – Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  5. ^ "Marine Le Pen « envisage d'être présidente de la République » en 2027". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. ^ ""BARDELLA 2027": AU RN, ON SE PRÉPARE DÉJÀ POUR LA PROCHAINE PRÉSIDENTIELLE". rmc.bfmtv.com (in French). 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. ^ "Laurent Wauquiez se prépare déjà pour l'élection présidentielle de 2027". Le Monde.fr. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.lejdd.fr/politique/presidentielle-2027-xavier-bertrand-lintention-detre-candidat-141781
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhzj0a5GGds
  10. ^ Gatinois, Claire; Trippenbach, Ivanne; Goar, Matthieu (2022-09-18). "With 2027 on the horizon, Macron looks to rein in ambitious succession contenders". Le Monde. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  11. ^ "Présidentielle 2027: Édouard Philippe, l'ombre d'un doute". LEFIGARO (in French). 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  12. ^ "L'ambition présidentielle de Bruno Le Maire irrite l'Elysée". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  13. ^ "Présidentielle 2027 : comment Gérald Darmanin tisse sa toile". lejdd.fr (in French). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  14. ^ "Gabriel Attal joue la carte de la fermeté avec la présidentielle de 2027 dans le viseur". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  15. ^ "2027 au PS: les ambitions discrètes d'Olivier Faure". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  16. ^ "Les ambitions présidentielles de Carole Delga". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  17. ^ "Présidentielle de 2027 : comment Bernard Cazeneuve se prépare". lejdd.fr (in French). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  18. ^ "Jean-Luc Mélenchon n'exclut pas une candidature en 2027 en fonction des "circonstances"". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  19. ^ "Présidentielle 2027 : Jean-Luc Mélenchon évoque l'hypothèse François Ruffin". lejdd.fr (in French). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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