"Pick me It's all about alliances in French politics at the moment - nominally for the local elections which take place in March, but in reality everyone has an eye on the spring 2027 presidential election. In this febrile atmosphere parties are announcing alliances, breaking alliances and negotiating for more alliances with all the seriousness of kids picking teams in sports class."
"Journalists often use the term 'wide open' to try and make elections seem more exciting than they are - but this really is a fair description for 2027; polling suggests that the far-right candidate (who will either be Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella depending on whether she wins her appeal against her embezzlement conviction) will almost certainly make it to the second round."
"I was interested to note that the centrist candidate in the Paris mayoral elections listed his party in tiny type at the bottom of his election flyer, but much more prominently stated that he was 'backed by Gabriel Attal and Edouard Philippe' - the two most likely candidates for the centre in the 2027 elections. French presidential politics has always been strongly personality based, but now it seems that"
French politics currently features fluid, tactical alliances formed ostensibly for March local elections but strategically aimed at the 2027 presidential race. Parties repeatedly form and dissolve pacts, negotiating with intensity and opportunism. Polling indicates the far-right candidate—either Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella depending on legal outcomes—will almost certainly reach the second round in 2027. The centre and the left lack settled candidates and selection methods, with the united left primary appearing vulnerable. A centrist Paris mayoral candidate emphasized endorsements from Gabriel Attal and Edouard Philippe over party branding. Presidential contests remain strongly personality driven.
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