Bruno Retailleau, 65, announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election as leader of the right-wing Les Républicains. He emphasized a platform centered on order, prosperity, and French pride and called for collective support from party members and sympathizers. Retailleau resigned as interior minister in October and plans a social media statement followed by a television appearance on TF1. A recent poll found him the most popular potential right-wing candidate among his supporters. Les Républicains, once a dominant centre-right party, has diminished electorally and shifted toward positions similar to the far-right. Other declared candidates include centrist Édouard Philippe, while Marine Le Pen faces an appeals court ruling in a fraud case in July.
"It's a decision I have thought through carefully,"
"The time has come for my political family to show the French a new path, focused on order, prosperity, and French pride."
"I'm ready to lead this project, but this adventure can only be a collective one,"
"I need you - your support and your personal involvement in a campaign that must first bring together our political family, its members, and its sympathisers."
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