“Our public services”: find interviews with eight of the main presidential candidates

What access to care policy should we encourage? How to reform the education system? How can we ensure the security of the French people more effectively? Eight candidates for the 2027 presidential election took turns, Thursday, November 12, on the various franceinfo channels during the special “Our public services” day. Marine Le Pen and David Lisnard declined the invitation.

Each detailed their proposals on subjects that affect the daily lives of the French. Watch their full interviews on video.

Gabriel Attal

First to appear on the stage of the House of Radio and Music, Gabriel Attal, Renaissance candidate in the presidential election, notably promised that there will be "no positions eliminated" in National Education if he is elected.

Fabien Roussel

The candidate of the French Communist Party in the presidential election, Fabien Roussel, proposes to create, if he is elected, 60,000 local “police, gendarme and customs officer” positions, to fight in particular against drug trafficking. According to him, "security is a public service which must be guaranteed by the State" and estimates his security plan at one billion euros.

Raphaël Glucksmann

“I do not want a society where the big media are controlled by a few oligarchs and where we only get information from platforms controlled by the Americans or the Chinese,” denounced Raphaël Glucksmann, presidential candidate for the Socialist Party and Place publique. He campaigns to strengthen public broadcasting and ensure a “powerful and efficient public service”.

Eric Zemmour

During his visit, Eric Zemmour, Reconquest presidential candidate, indicated that he would like, if elected, to protect 2,200,000 jobs in the public service and intends not to renew 800,000 jobs in the sector. He explains that a third of retirements are not replaced, but that "teaching positions, the military, the police, people who are essential, doctors, nursing staff" will be protected.

Bruno Retailleau

The LR presidential candidate, Bruno Retailleau, is proposing 400,000 non-renewals of civil servant positions. He estimates that “with AI, we can save 300,000 positions” in the state civil service and the territorial civil service. Among these positions, 150,000 will not be renewed and 150,000 will be “reassigned” if he is elected to the Elysée, he indicated.

Marine Tondelier

Marine Tondelier, Ecologist presidential candidate, promises the opening of 2,000 health centers by 2030 in France, if she becomes President of the Republic. She recalls that these openings will be made with the assistance of the State, the CPAM and local authorities.

Edward Philippe

Edouard Philippe, Horizons presidential candidate, was on duplex from Le Havre town hall. He notably announced that “the possibility of unionizing must be prohibited” in the judiciary. This ban, if he is elected, aims to “guarantee the impartiality” of magistrates, he justifies.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the candidate for France Insoumise, said he wanted to create a public “early childhood” service, saying he was against private crèches. Jean-Luc Mélenchon notably wants to create 500,000 places in daycare, when “one in two parents remains without a solution”.