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France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 presidential bid

election, Mélenchon had vowed to stand aside to let a [younger generation](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/frances-radical-left-on-brink-of-local-election-victory-bellwether-town-roubaix) take the lead but now said he would run again next year because he had the most experience. There

Thirty-five people want to be the next president of France. What could possibly go wrong?

election “either as a candidate, or by supporting the person best placed to represent” the centrist camp. Attal and Philippe have reportedly set up a “mechanism” to assess by early 2027 whether

France has a record number of presidential hopefuls. Will any of them be able to hold back the far right?

2027 French presidential election, [Marine Le Pen](https://www.theguardian.com/world/marine-le-pen)’s far-right the National Rally (RN) – already the biggest single opposition party in parliament – is high in the polls. The party is closer