2027 presidential election: 22% of French people ready to vote for Teddy Riner, according to a first survey

The candidacy for the 2027 presidential election announced Monday by Teddy Riner has sparked numerous political reactions. Emmanuel Macron welcomed this initiative, saying that it could only “bring to the country”. The judoka's video has more than 25 million views on his X and Instagram accounts.

Published on Tuesday, an Ifop poll for LCI and Sud Radio measures voters' attitudes towards it. To the question “If Teddy Riner ran in the next presidential election in 2027, would you be ready to vote for him?” », 22% of those questioned answered “yes”.

A good opinion among the French

The five-time Olympic champion also enjoys a “good opinion” from 70% of French people, according to the same survey. Of course, these results constitute a snapshot of opinion at a given moment, with no predictive value.

The survey was carried out online from November 9 to 10 among 1,003 people forming a representative sample of the French population aged 18 and over. Its margin of error is between 1.4 and 3.1 points.