French presidential election: Teddy Riner must secure 500 endorsements
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
After announcing his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election, judoka Teddy Riner must secure 500 endorsements from elected officials from at least 30 departments or overseas authorities. The Constitutional Council will verify the signatures before finalising the official list of candidates, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Candidates for the 2027 French presidential election must obtain 500 endorsements from eligible elected officials from at least 30 departments or overseas authorities, with a maximum of 50 signatures coming from the same territory, according to La Nouvelle Tribune. An elected official may endorse only one candidate and their choice is irrevocable.
The pool includes around 42,000 eligible elected officials, while 13,427 endorsements were validated in total during the 2022 presidential election. Collection must begin no later than 7 February 2027, after the decree calling voters has been published. Elected officials will be able to submit their forms until 12 March, before the official list of candidates is published by the government no later than 26 March, following validation by the Constitutional Council.
Teddy Riner, a 37-year-old French judoka and five-time Olympic champion, therefore has around three months before the collection opens to obtain the necessary signatures. Since 2017, the Constitutional Council has published at least twice a week the names of elected officials who have endorsed each candidate, a practice that the Association of Mayors of France wants replaced by anonymity, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
These rules come into effect on the day Teddy Riner announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election. His candidacy announcement was published on 9 November in a video broadcast on his X account, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
