Overview
- Gabriel Attal renewed his call for a «primaire des démocrates» this week to produce a single centre‑right candidate and avoid a polarised second round between La France Insoumise and the Rassemblement National.
- Aurore Bergé and several centre‑right figures have endorsed a primary restricted to the right and centre and explicitly exclude Raphaël Glucksmann from participation.
- Édouard Philippe and his party Horizons publicly refuse to take part, arguing a primary would weaken their camp, but his falling poll numbers are increasing pressure from rivals.
- Rival campaigns and influential LR figures are manoeuvring to force Philippe’s hand, and an Ifop poll on supporters’ appetite for a primary is expected soon and could shift momentum.
- The dispute over who may join and how the vote would be run reflects deeper post‑Macron realignment in French politics and will shape whether the centre‑right can present a united challenge in the presidential first round.