Les Républicains (LR) will hold a political bureau meeting next Tuesday to present a committee's conclusions on selecting their candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The gathering follows municipal elections amid a crumbling centrist bloc. Options such as open or closed primaries will be put to a member vote before summer.
The Républicains, led by Bruno Retailleau, have scheduled a political bureau meeting for next Tuesday, right after the municipal elections. According to Le Figaro information, the session will present findings from a steering committee chaired by Gérard Larcher, Senate president (LR), tasked with outlining the candidate selection process for the 2027 presidential race. The party faces a crumbling centrist bloc and rising ambitions on the right. The committee has consulted key figures including Laurent Wauquiez, Valérie Pécresse, Bruno Retailleau, and David Lisnard. Proposed options include an open primary, a closed primary, automatic ratification via opinion polls, or other methods. These will be voted on by party members, likely before summer. This decision comes as municipal elections provided an initial test for LR, which remains cautious ahead of crucial second rounds.
