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2027 Presidential Election: Édouard Philippe Declares His Candidate and Acts on His Break with Emmanuel Macron
2027 Presidential Election: Édouard Philippe Declares His Candidate and Acts on His Break with Emmanuel Macron
(franceinfo)
If Edouard Philippe’s presidential ambitions were no longer in doubt, he announced them explicitly on Tuesday, September 3, in an interview with Le Point. The former Prime Minister of Emmanuel Macron is trying to distance himself from the current president.
Having long been polishing his image as a presidential candidate, Édouard Philippe declared in Le Point on Tuesday, September 3, that he was a candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Little known to the general public in 2017, the mayor of Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) was then appointed Prime Minister by Emmanuel Macron, whom he had not supported during the campaign. He would remain loyal to him.
These three years at Matignon were troubled by the Yellow Vests uprising from 2018, strikes against pension reform and then Covid-19. Re-elected in his city, he left the post of Prime Minister in July 2020. In 2021, he created the Horizons party, which joined the presidential majority. Édouard Philippe still recently displayed his support for Emmanuel Macron, until the dissolution of the National Assembly last June. He then confirmed his break with the president. In his interview with Le Point, the former Prime Minister also did not rule out the possibility of an early election.
