Emmanuel Macron’s ineligibility for a third consecutive term under France’s constitutional limit opens the 2027 contest, scheduled for the first round on 18 April and a potential runoff on 2 May. Recent polling averages show Marine Le Pen maintaining a clear lead near 35 percent in the opening round after a Paris appeals court reduced her prior ineligibility period, allowing her confirmed candidacy while her final appeal remains pending before the Court of Cassation. Jean-Luc Mélenchon has released a detailed platform emphasizing retirement at 60 and confrontation with EU institutions, sustaining support around 17 percent amid a fragmented left that abandoned a unified primary. On the center-right, Édouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal continue positioning, while Raphaël Glucksmann secured the Socialist-led primary nomination in October. Official candidate filings close in March 2027, with party endorsements, legal rulings, and coalition negotiations likely determining the final field.
The next French presidential election is currently expected to be held in April 2027. Prior to the election, the French Constitutional Council is expected to publish the official list of candidates to be included on the ballot for the first round of this election. This market will resolve to “Yes” if the listed individual is included on the official candidate list for the first round of the 2027 French presidential election. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. If no such candidate list is published prior to the election, this market will resolve based on which candidates actually appear on the ballot when the election takes place. If no list is published and the specified election does not take place by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “No”. The primary resolution source for this market will be the official candidate list published by the French Constitutional Council; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.