2027 presidential election: Fesneau wants a primary “from social democrats to the Republican right”, but without Lisnard

For the presidential election, Marc Fesneau pleads for a primary ranging from “social democrats to the Republican right”. The boss of the MoDem deputies thus intends to exclude, according to him, the mayor of Cannes David Lisnard. The latter, “is preparing the grand alliance with the far right, like Sarah Knafo” (Reconquest), explains Marc Fesneau in an interview to appear in La Tribune Dimanche.

The elected official from Loir-et-Cher seems to rely on statements from David Lisnard who has already publicly stated that he would vote for Marine Le Pen in the event of a second round where she would face Jean-Luc Mélenchon. David Lisnard is at the same time very critical of the RN's economic proposals.

Against the “mixing of genres”

Marc Fesneau has already attacked during the week the “mixing of genres” carried out according to him by David Lisnard, both presidential candidate and president of the Association of Mayors of France. The liberal mayor of Cannes, who recently made a breakthrough in opinion polls, is calling for a big open right-wing primary.

Gabriel Attal, who like Edouard Philippe is falling in the polls but behind the mayor of Le Havre, for his part pleaded for a single candidacy resulting from a “democratic primary”. The entourage of the social democrat Raphaël Glucksmann has already indicated that he will not participate in this primary, which does not correspond to his political space.

“Old patterns”

“A primary solely from the right and the center would lock us into old patterns,” however, warns Marc Fesneau. “The presidential election that awaits us is new. In my opinion, it goes from the social democrats to the Republican right”, supports this close friend of François Bayrou, regretting that “the centrist space” has “for the moment no candidate”.