The boss of the MoDem, François Bayrou, has not closed the door to a candidacy for the presidential election of 2027. “I have always been ready”argued Mr. Bayrou, Sunday, October 9 on Radio J, recalling having “already been a candidate three times” in 2002, 2007 and 2012, before forming an alliance in 2017 and 2022 with Emmanuel Macron. “I am a full-fledged citizen. And have I ever renounced exercising this citizenship? Nope “added Mr. Bayrou. “I think France is doing badly and I think it could be doing very well. And so I will do everything I can in all deadlines and all necessary functions. »
Could the current High Commissioner for Planning therefore succeed Emmanuel Macron, who cannot run for a third term, when he will be 76 years old in 2027? “It could very well happen, but that’s not the point”he replied. “What I see coming is, by its gravity, such that it should mobilize all available forces, all available intelligences and all available wills. That’s the side I’m on. »