Natacha Polony announces candidacy

Natacha Polony announced her candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election on France Inter on October 14, joining a growing list of candidates. The election is scheduled for April 18 and May 2, 2027.

Candidate numbers and thresholds

Raphaël Glucksmann, following his victory in the socialist primary, is the last candidate officially declared for the election. Not all candidates will maintain their candidacy or meet the threshold of 500 signatures required to run.

Historical context of candidates

In 2017 and 2022, around sixty candidates collected at least one endorsement, with around forty declared candidates a few months before each election. In the end, eleven candidates ran in 2017 and twelve in 2022, slightly below the record of sixteen participants in 2002.

Left and far-left candidates

On the left and far left, the number of declared candidates is the highest, with no fewer than ten declared candidates. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, already a candidate in 2012, 2017, and 2022, will participate for the fourth time in the presidential election.

Prominent left candidates

The leader of La France Insoumise, who is leading in several polls, is expected to qualify for the second round. Raphaël Glucksmann, a European Parliament member, should not have difficulty competing in the presidential election after defeating the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, in his decisive victory in the socialist primary.

Other left candidates

Fabien Roussel, the national secretary of the PCF, announced his candidacy on September 6 and is expected to participate. Marine Tondelier, who advocated for a common primary for all left-wing parties outside of LFI, is a candidate for Les Écologistes, but this candidacy must be validated by the party's members during a vote on December 13, 2026.

Additional left contenders

Other contenders include deputy François Ruffin (Debout !), ecological deputy Delphine Batho, and socialist mayor of Saint-Ouen, Karim Bouamrane, who refused to participate in the socialist primary. Former president François Hollande has not declared himself but leaves the possibility of a candidacy open.

Far-left candidates

At the far left, Nathalie Arthaud (Lutte Ouvrière), who has been a candidate three times before, should be on the starting line. This is also the ambition of Annasse Kazib (Révolution permanente) and Selma Labib (Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste – Révolutionnaires).

Central candidates

At the center, three candidates are vying to succeed Emmanuel Macron. The two former prime ministers, Edouard Philippe (Horizons) and Gabriel Attal (Renaissance), are competing for the monopoly of the central space.

More central candidates

Edouard Philippe must establish himself as the candidate for the central coalition. Deputy Olivier Becht has also announced his candidacy to represent "the extreme center."

Right-wing candidates

On the right, Bruno Retailleau, the senator from Vendée and president of LR, was designated as the candidate by LR militants in April 2026. His candidacy has not managed to unite the entire camp since two dissident candidacies have emerged.

Right-wing challenges

First, that of the mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, who left LR after the municipal elections to launch with his party Nouvelle Énergie on an ultra-liberal line. The president of the Hauts-de-France region, Xavier Bertrand, who was a candidate in his party's primary in 2021, has also declared his intention to participate.

More right-wing candidates

The former vice-president of LR, Gilles Platret. Other former members of the party, such as Dominique de Villepin, still leave doubt about their participation or not.

National Rally candidates

Marine Le Pen, the favorite of the polls in the first round, confirmed despite her conviction on appeal on July 7, that she would be a candidate for the presidential election for the fourth consecutive time. Her former ally, Florian Philippot (Les Patriotes), who left the RN in 2017, has also declared his candidacy.

Other right-wing candidates

The sovereignist Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (Debout la France) is also running for his fourth presidential election. Éric Zemmour (Reconquête !) confirmed his candidacy on September 17.

Eclectic list of candidates

To these candidates is added a long list of contenders that are difficult to classify. Among this eclectic list of candidates, there are two former presidential candidates: Jean Lassalle (Résistons) and François Asselineau (Union populaire républicaine).

Unusual and notable candidates

Well-known media figures such as Natacha Polony, Sylvain Durif, the lawyer Juan Branco, and the singer Francis Lalanne, who has joined forces with the comedian Dieudonné, who has been repeatedly convicted for antisemitism and racial insults, are also candidates.

Diverse additional candidates

Other candidates from diverse backgrounds, such as Mira Markovic (Animalist Party), Antoine Mikolajczak (Equinoxe), Manolo Mlekuz (Trajectoire), Benoît Mathieu, Jean-François Legendre (A nous maintenant) or Clara Egger (Solution démocratique), complete the list.