"It's a decision I have thought through carefully,"
"The time has come for my political family to show the French a new path, focused on order, prosperity, and French pride."
"I'm ready to lead this project, but this adventure can only be a collective one,"
"I need you - your support and your personal involvement in a campaign that must first bring together our political family, its members, and its sympathisers."
Bruno Retailleau, 65, announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election as leader of the right-wing Les Républicains. He emphasized a platform centered on order, prosperity, and French pride and called for collective support from party members and sympathizers. Retailleau resigned as interior minister in October and plans a social media statement followed by a television appearance on TF1. A recent poll found him the most popular potential right-wing candidate among his supporters. Les Républicains, once a dominant centre-right party, has diminished electorally and shifted toward positions similar to the far-right. Other declared candidates include centrist Édouard Philippe, while Marine Le Pen faces an appeals court ruling in a fraud case in July.
Read at The Local France
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