Overview
- At a bureau politique convened Wednesday evening in a Paris 8th‑arrondissement hotel, party leaders are set to launch a structured process on how to choose their 2027 presidential standard-bearer.
- Options under examination include an open primary, a closed primary, or selecting a candidate without a primary.
- The steering committee’s remit includes mapping the choices, producing a precise state‑of‑play, and drafting the questions for a vote by rank‑and‑file members as required by LR’s statutes.
- The six-person panel is expected to include Gérard Larcher, Henri de Beauregard, Othman Nasrou, Roger Karoutchi, Patrick Hetzel, and Nadine Morano, according to reporting.
- Bruno Retailleau’s choices aim to signal impartiality by tapping figures described inside LR as incontestable, with the committee’s work now underway toward a method settled at the start of 2026.