Natacha Polony announces presidential bid
Natacha Polony, a journalist and former editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Marianne, officially announced her candidacy for the 2027 presidential election on October 14. She stated that 174 mayors have already promised their endorsement within 15 days, a number she described as "rather encouraging."Endorsements focus on female mayors
To participate in the election, she must collect 500 signatures from mayors, and the mayors who have shown support are mainly women. Polony noted that "largly, for example, female mayors who express the fact that they are quite happy to see a renewal of the political class."Support from Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Polony has the support of Jean-Pierre Chevènement, a left-wing sovereigntist and former socialist who was the presidential candidate in 2002. She praised Chevènement as "the only politician at that time who raised awareness about deindustrialization, about the loss of influence of France internationally and who provided proposals."Political background and alliances
Polony had previously briefly engaged in politics with Chevènement, running for legislative elections in 2002. Regarding her political positioning, Polony described herself as coming from the "republican left" but being able to "welcome with pleasure people from the right."Polony's policy positions and polling
She believes in "a planning state" and has stated her opposition to "military escalation with Russia," advocating for discussions with Vladimir Putin to end the conflict in Ukraine. She also mentioned that, according to opinion polls, her current level of support is approximately 1 percent of voting intentions.
