An Odoxa-Backbone poll shows a majority of Macronist voters want Sébastien Lecornu to run in the 2027 presidential election instead of Gabriel Attal or Édouard Philippe.
The Odoxa-Backbone poll for Le Figaro, published on July 16 2026, shows that 59 percent of Renaissance supporters prefer Sébastien Lecornu to Gabriel Attal and 57 percent to Édouard Philippe.
Lecornu, the current prime minister, regularly states that the presidential election « is not on his agenda » and that he is not a candidate. He uses this stance to claim freedom of speech within the government.
Less than a year before the vote, the results highlight divisions in the central bloc over potential candidacies from former prime ministers.
