![Candidat à l’Élysée, Gabriel Attal veut une candidature unique du bloc central pour éviter un second tour entre le RN et LFI. L’ancien Premier ministre n’exclut pas l’organisation d’une primaire début 2027. [Xose Bouzas / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/141948166/915567f69dcf27322133d1734dd0209daa9e9dd6808c376f98629092ffd7171b)
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Overview
- Retailleau sent a letter on May 27 asking Jean‑François Copé to state publicly whether he will back the LR candidate, a demand that signals possible exclusion for ambiguous loyalties.
- Copé has publicly pushed back, calling Retailleau's methods 'authoritarian and brutal' and rejecting the framing of exclusion as the central issue.
- The Jeunes Agriculteurs congress on June 4 highlighted policy and personal splits when Laurent Wauquiez was photographed beside Édouard Philippe and multiple candidates clashed over pesticides, water storage and the environmental 'precaution' principle.
- Retailleau points to 74% member backing that legitimised his candidacy but polls place him around 8–10%, and he has scheduled a June 16 meeting with Copé and the June 20 national gathering that will be read as a make‑or‑break cohesion test.
- Ouest‑France reported on June 5 that Retailleau will lead a right‑centre senatorial list in Vendée, a move that strengthens his local base but could deepen strategic tensions about whether LR unites with or splinters toward a broader centre‑right coalition ahead of 2027.