Teddy Riner credited with 4.5% in French presidential race
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on BFMTV
Judo champion Teddy Riner is credited with 4.5% of voting intentions in a poll for the French presidential election. On Saturday, at the Made in France trade show in Paris, he insisted he was not Emmanuel Macron’s envoy. According to BFMTV, Republicans vice-president Florence Portelli fears a second round between the two extremes.
Teddy Riner attended the Made in France trade show on Saturday at the Porte de Versailles in Paris, as part of his campaign for the French presidential election. The candidate sought to distance himself from Emmanuel Macron by stating that he was not “the president’s envoy”, according to BFMTV.
Republicans vice-president Florence Portelli said the level reached by the two candidates from the political extremes in the poll mentioning Teddy Riner’s candidacy was worrying. She considers the prospect of their presence in the second round to be the main cause for concern.
