Overview
- Sarah Knafo announced her candidacy on January 7 during TF1’s 20H, taking questions live from anchor Gilles Bouleau.
- She cast the run as an effort to make the right win in the capital, presenting herself as a self-assured conservative and liberal figure.
- Her platform centers on security, cleanliness, housing and curbing waste, with pledges to use local referendums to give Parisians a direct voice.
- She ruled out a 2027 presidential bid, saying her sole ambition is to become mayor of Paris.
- Pre-announcement surveys placed her at 5–7% in the first round (Elabe June 2025; Ipsos December 2025) with about 65% name recognition, as she eyes openings in western strongholds like the 8th, 16th and 17th within a fragmented right.