
The five-time Olympic judo champion announces his surprise candidacy in a video on his social networks
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Teddy Riner, five-time Olympic judo champion and 37-year-old Guadeloupean, announces his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election. Emmanuel Macron reacts on France 5 by welcoming this commitment to the presidential debate.
I am very happy (...) that someone like Teddy Riner, who is a great champion, decides to engage in this presidential debate and to bring his convictions, his ideas, his talent, that can only benefit the country.
Emmanuel Macron said he was pleased, Monday, November 9, with the judoka's surprise candidacy for the presidential election, hailing "a great champion" on the show "C à vous" on France 5.
“The life of the nation does not belong to professionals. It belongs to women and men who want to give their time, who are ready to commit, to lead difficult battles to make our country better.”
Emmanuel Macron
with “C à Vous” on France 5
Earlier Monday, the five-time Olympic judo champion took the political class by surprise by launching the race for the Elysée. “My name is Teddy Riner and I am a candidate for the 2027 presidential election,” he said in a brief video posted on his social networks. "I know what people will say about me: 'He's crazy. He's not from the inner circle. He doesn't have the codes. He's never been in politics,'" explains the 37-year-old from Guadeloupe. “If refusing to bow my head and reject chaos makes me crazy, then yes, I am completely crazy.”
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