Overview

• Gabriel Attal, leader of Renaissance, has emphasized significant ideological differences with coalition partner Les Républicains under Bruno Retailleau's leadership.
• Attal criticized Les Républicains for opposing the constitutionalization of abortion, conversion therapy bans, and progressive end-of-life policies, positioning Renaissance as a rights-focused alternative.
• He proposed regalian reforms, including mandatory municipal police in towns over 10,000 inhabitants and permanent algorithm-assisted video surveillance.
• Judicial measures include support for a high-security prison in French Guiana and the elimination of the sentencing implementation judge role.
• Attal's agenda also includes parliamentary-voted immigration quotas, a points-based system, a national school sanctions scale, and mandatory youth mental health appointments before age 18.