Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in France on 18 April 2027, with a second round on 2 May if no candidate secures a majority vote. The election may be held earlier under exceptional cir
Deputy Marine Le Pen (2017–present)
Former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (2017–2020)
Regional Council President Xavier Bertrand of Hauts-de-France (2016–present)
Former Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau (2024–2025)
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Marion Anne Perrine "Marine" Le Pen is a French lawyer and politician who served as the president of the far-right National Rally party from 2011 to 2021. She ran for the French presidency in the 2012
2027 French presidential election
…Sébastien Lecornu. This sequence of unstable governments has shaped the political context leading up to the 2027 presidential election. In March 2025, Marine Le Pen, a declared candidate for the National Rally, was found guilty of embezzlement of European Parliament funds. She was sentenced at first instance to…
Le Pen in 2025
Marine Le Pen in the traditional Jeanne d'Arc march, 3 May 2007
Supporters of Marine Le Pen in 2011
Marine Le Pen during her presidential campaign, on 15 April 2012