With no clear contender, "everyone thinks they have a shot"' at succeeding to Macron

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: First debate for Presidential elections. REUTERS - Stephanie Lecocq 04:14 Issued on: 31/08/2026 - 16:56 There are eight months left until the next french Presidential election, politicians are ramping up their campaigning, with interviews, meetings and public statements. As it gets closer, more and more candidates are vying for a spot on the starting line. For now, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is topping the polls - what is unknown is who she will be facing in the second round. FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman tells us more. Keywords for this article