France 2027: A Presidential Election in the Shadow of Crises

Less than a year before the French presidential election in 2027, one impression already dominates public debate: the upcoming campaign could become the election of all French crises. Rarely in the history of the Fifth Republic has a presidential duel been announced in such a charged climate of geopolitical, economic, social and identity-political uncertainties. France is gradually entering the primary phase of the election—accompanied by a cluster of tensions that…