Presidential 2027: relive the interviews with eight of the main candidates as part of the “Our public services” operation

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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? Here are several of the questions to which eight of the main candidates for the 2027 presidential election must answer, Thursday, November 12, on the occasion of a special day devoted to “Our public services” on the various franceinfo channels. After Gabriel Attal, Fabien Roussel, Raphaël Glucksmann, Éric Zemmour, Bruno Retailleau, Marine Tondelier and Édouard Philippe, it is the turn of Jean-Luc Mélenchon to be questioned (Marine Le Pen and David Lisnard declined the invitation). The rebellious candidate notably mentioned his ideas for the school. He wants the professional baccalaureate to be restored to four years and more than three. “My intention is to ensure that everyone [in professional sectors] has a level of remuneration above the poverty line”, around 1,300 euros, he added.

• Jean-Luc Mélenchon wishes to return to a professional baccalaureate in four years. Denouncing a "class prejudice" against vocational education, Jean-Luc Mélenchon believes that "you need a path that takes you when you leave third grade", with a professional baccalaureate in four years instead of three, and remuneration above the poverty line.

• Édouard Philippe wants to ban unions in the judiciary. “The possibility of unionizing must be prohibited” in the judiciary, affirmed Édouard Philippe, who wishes to “recruit [the magistrates] other than through the National School of the Judiciary” and “diversify careers and profiles”.

• Marine Tondelier proposes to tax certain inheritances more. It envisages a tax of 20% on the highest 1% of inheritances. “This is how we finance this major ecological transition plan,” says the Ecologist candidate. This will bring in, according to her, 10 billion euros in 2027. The ecologist wants to create a public ecology service, as well as “a fleet of one million electric cars”. Watch his interview in full.

• “French bureaucracy kills,” says Bruno Retailleau. The candidate notably defends the use of artificial intelligence to simplify the administrative tasks of doctors. “With AI, we can save 300,000 positions,” continues the LR candidate, questioned about his proposal to eliminate 400,000 civil servant positions. Discover his interview in full.

• Éric Zemmour calls for the recruitment of 40,000 prison guards. The objective, for the far-right candidate: “Very quickly build 200,000 prefabricated prison places”, proposes the leader of the Reconquest party. Éric Zemmour also proposes “minimum sentences” in order to “impose a minimum of sentences on an offender”. Watch his interview in full.

• Raphaël Glucksmann defends increases in education. He mentions salary increases of up to 25% “in mid-career”, and “10% for all teachers”. The Place publique-PS candidate also proposes a moratorium on school closures in rural areas which are taken without consultation. “What makes our nation’s identity is the culture of public schools.” “We must impose social diversity which is being abandoned,” adds Raphaël Glucksmann. Watch his interview in full.

• Fabien Roussel proposes the recruitment of 500,000 people in public services. The communist candidate also wants an increase of “10% of the index point now”. How to finance it? “Money flows freely but not into our pockets. If we have to find fifteen billion euros in five years, we will find them,” assures Fabien Roussel. Check out his interview in full.