“Barely a candidate and already a broken promise”: Yann Barthès is ironic about the candidacy of Teddy Riner
The judoka, who had promised to announce it first in “Quotidien”, finally chose Le Parisien and social networks.
Quick Look
- Teddy Riner formalizes his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election in Le Parisien and on his social networks, breaking his promise to announce it first in “Quotidien”.
- Yann Barthès reacted with irony by broadcasting archives from September 2025 where the judoka had committed to coming first on the TMC set.
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Why It Matters
Teddy Riner has mentioned his political ambition several times in recent months, notably in “C à vous” in September 2025, in “What a time!” in February 2024, and in “Quotidien” in September 2025 where he promised to announce his candidacy first on the TMC set.
Yann Barthès is perhaps slightly offended to have missed the exclusivity of Teddy Riner's candidacy for the 2027 presidential election, made official this Monday, November 9. Nothing is lost, everything is transformed. This is the opportunity for a sequence to launch your show of the day.
“I observe the social divide that crosses the country, but what I do not accept is hearing from the mouths of young people, as well as those not so young, that it is difficult today to be able to envisage a future. This is why I decided to get involved, alongside the French, and therefore to be a candidate for the presidency of the Republic,” declared the judoka to our colleagues from Le Parisien. An entry into the campaign which he then confirmed on his social networks. This time in a video where he appears serious looking dressed in a suit. Sitting in front of a desk, the tricolor flag and a library as decor. All the codes are combined.
I promise, if ever, I will come and tell you first”
Teddy Riner in “Quotidien” in 2025
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“We’re not surprised,” comments Yann Barthès this evening during the very first minutes of the TMC talk show. “We talked about it with him here,” continues the host. A magneto is started. The images date from September 2025. “If I have an ambition in politics, it is not to be a minister. I say it loud and clear, it’s to always aim for the top of the peaks. Now, we are not here to talk about that and I promise I will come, if ever, to tell you first,” assured Teddy Riner. At the time, he was coming to promote the Netflix reality TV show “Love is Blind.”
November 2026, it is clear that the commitment was not kept between the now politician and “Quotidien”. “We even shook hands. Barely a candidate and already a broken promise,” quips Yann Barthès.
According to the archives, Teddy Riner has constantly mentioned his political ambition in recent months. Also in September 2025, he was worried about the “unstable climate” of France in “C à vous” and assured Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine: “As soon as there is a red line, I will be heard”. In February 2024, it’s on the set of “What a time!” that he was starting to test the waters, he who was still playing on the tatami. “Politics does not currently interest me, but if tomorrow I want to be president, I will go get my 500 signatures,” he told Léa Salamé.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Teddy Riner will seek to obtain the 500 signatures of elected officials necessary to validate his candidacy.
Possible · Within months
Yann Barthès will continue to comment on Teddy Riner's campaign in “Quotidien”.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What are Teddy Riner's detailed policy proposals?
- Will he obtain the 500 signatures needed to run?
- Why did he choose Le Parisien rather than “Quotidien” for the ad?
