France's politicians look to close gap with far right ahead of key election

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Les sept candidats déclarés pour l'élection présidentielle 2027 lors du débat organisé par le Medef, le 27 août 2026 à Paris. © Thomas Samson, AFP 01:45 Issued on: 31/08/2026 - 16:55Modified: 31/08/2026 - 16:57 With eight months until the next french Presidential election, politicians are ramping up their campaigning, with interviews, meetings and public statements. But who exactly will run has yet to be decided. The centre-left socialists and Place Publique parties will hold a primary in October to elect one candidate, as to not dilute the vote. While centrist and centre-right candidates are also having to decide between rivalry and unity. The dilemma? How to best stave off the rise of the far right and left. Keywords for this article