![Bernard Cazeneuve était ministre de l’Intérieur entre 2014 et 2016. [JOEL SAGET / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/128993622/7e5f0a7015c989623d0f845223b7928a357472c5e47dfc461b5c3af789596798)
Overview
- Bernard Cazeneuve, who told Le Figaro on Tuesday that he is ready to be a candidate, framed his project as a way to keep the National Rally from winning the Elysée.
- Manuel Valls declined to rule out a bid and said he will decide in the autumn, signaling that his ideas will be central to the campaign.
- The left remains divided, with a mix of declared or floated bids that include Nathalie Arthaud on the far left and figures such as François Hollande, Raphaël Glucksmann, François Ruffin, Clémentine Autain, and Marine Tondelier under discussion.
- Cazeneuve left the Socialist Party in 2022, created his movement La Convention in 2023, and gathered supporters at the National Assembly on April 18.
- The race was already crowded, with 13 candidacies declared by April 20, which raises the risk that split first‑round votes in France’s two‑round system decide who reaches the runoff.