We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development French presidential candidate Édouard Philippe rejects centre-right primary French presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe ruled out competing in a primary Sunday, following a proposal made last week by his rival Gabriel Attal to organize a vote to select a single centre-right candidate. Right wing party Horizons candidate in France's 2027 presidential election Edouard Philippe poses for pictures prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1 in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on November 1, 2026. © Julien de Rosa, French presidential contenderÉdouard Philippe on Sunday ruled out competing in a primary to select a single right-wing candidate to face challenges from the far right and far left. Philippe, a former prime minister under President Emmanuel Macron from 2017 to 2020, is the candidate for the centre-right Horizons party, and performing better in opinion polls than his centre-right rivals.
Read moreFrench presidential hopeful Édouard Philippe quizzed in embezzlement case Speaking to TF1 television's evening news programme Sunday, Philippe rejected a proposal that he take part in a primary to designate a single centre-right presidential candidate. "I don't think this primary will take place," Philippe told TF1, arguing that it would only lead to "division" and "confusion". He said the various candidates should live up to their "responsibilities" and decide on their approach by February.
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