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Édouard Philippe Holds First Grand Meeting and Lays Out Education and Fiscal Pitch

His July 5 rally sought to turn centre‑right polling leads into broader momentum by combining a personal appeal with pledges on schools and fair shared effort.

Candidat à la présidentielle, Edouard Philippe a donné son premier grand meeting dimanche 5 juillet à l'Adidas Arena ( Paris ).
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Édouard Philippe (au centre à droite), fondateur et président du parti de droite Horizons, maire du Havre et candidat à l’élection présidentielle française de 2027, fait un geste à côté d’un drapeau français à la fin de son meeting de campagne présidentielle à l’Adidas Arena, dans le nord de Paris, le 5 juillet 2026.
Édouard Philippe a lancé sa campagne présidentielle avec un grand meeting à Paris ce dimanche 5 juillet.

Overview

  • The meeting at Paris’s Adidas Arena on Sunday, July 5, drew roughly 4,000–5,000 people and about 1,000 elected officials as Philippe unveiled his campaign slogan “Croire en nous.”
  • Philippe framed his candidacy around a promise of “efforts justes, partagés et étalés dans le temps,” saying retirees would need to contribute more and some workers would have to work longer to shore up France’s finances.
  • He presented a flagship plan for “a massive overhaul of the school” that would create universal tutoring combining personalized AI assistants with teacher and volunteer brigades as the core of his recovery agenda.
  • The event featured visible cross‑party support from ministers and centre‑right figures and was billed by his team as a turning point meant to broaden the centre and right behind his bid.
  • Campaign officials stressed that detailed policies will come later this year while polls still show the Rassemblement National ahead nationally and a court ruling on the RN candidacy is imminent, leaving Philippe’s momentum fragile.