2027 presidential election: more than sixty centrist parliamentarians call for a primary against the “extremes”

More than sixty parliamentarians, the vast majority Renaissance, call in a column published this weekend in La Tribune Dimanche for a “primary of Democrats and Republicans”, without saying precisely on what perimeter. To avoid “the specter of a second round between La France insoumise and the National Rally”, the signatories “solemnly call for a primary”.

“This primary can only be done on a clear perimeter, the union around common values: respect for republican values ​​and the rule of law, secularism, social progress, the return of authority, European construction, work and the competitiveness of businesses, the recovery of our school and equal opportunities, or even the desire to respond to the climate emergency,” they write. “There is still time to pull ourselves together. Still time to put France before egos. It is time to organize the primary and give hope to the French,” they insist.

Among the 66 signatories, nine senators including six Renaissance, four European deputies all Renaissance, and 53 deputies including 51 Renaissance. The UDI deputy Laurent Mazaury attached his signature, as did the MoDem Richard Ramos. The idea of ​​organizing a primary to decide between candidates from the right and the center has regained strength in recent weeks, supported by the candidates David Lisnard (Nouvelle Energie), Gabriel Attal (Renaissance), but also now Bruno Retailleau (LR).

Favorite of this political space, Edouard Philippe continued on Saturday to firmly reject the principle. Among the defenders of the primary, questions remain about its scope, some wanting to exclude David Lisnard and others to include Raphaël Glucksmann, who is not interested.