Former French PM Edouard Philippe announces 2027 presidential bid

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4 September 2024 at 5:11 am·1-min read

France’s former prime minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday announced he would run in the 2027 presidential elections in a widely expected move. This comes amid an unprecedented political crisis with President Emmanuel Macron under pressure to name a new head of government.

Macron has been struggling to find a prime minister since losing a gamble to bolster his centrist party's relative majority with early elections in July.

The defeat opened an unprecedented political deadlock, with a left-wing alliance now the National Assembly's largest block in a hung parliament, followed by Macron's centrists and their allies, and the far right.

As talks continue to end the impasse, Philippe confirmed his widely expected candidacy to succeed Macron, who cannot stand again in 2027 after a two-term limit.

His announcement complicates the calculus for Macron as he seeks a prime minister who could survive any no-confidence votes in the deeply fractured parliament.

Massive proposals

"I'm preparing to propose things to the French. What I propose will be massive. The French will decide," Philippe told Le Point magazine.

He reiterated the issues he would prioritise, such as education, public order and the budget.

But his decision to announce his candidacy now has not been appreciated across the political sphere.

“We are experiencing an unprecedented moment, difficult for everyone," he told LCI television on Wednesday.

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