Five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner enters 2027 French presidential race
The five-time Olympic judo champion says he will need 500 elected-official endorsements and wants to offer a unifying alternative to France’s polarized field.
- On Monday, 37-year-old Olympic champion Teddy Riner announced his candidacy for France's 2027 presidential election, seeking to replace incumbent President Emmanuel Macron.
- Beyond his success as a nine-time world champion judoka, Riner has built a career presenting the Netflix show Love is Blind: France and managing the Leader Group.
- Riner told Parisien newspaper on Monday that he aims to "bring the French population together," positioning himself as "neither right-wing nor left-wing."
- A Toluna Harris Interactive survey shows Marine Le Pen leading with 34% to 36% of the vote for the April 18, 2027 election, reflecting a polarized landscape.
- His announcement follows weeks of civil unrest across France, as student protests over school conditions and cost of living concerns broadened into wider demonstrations regarding labor rights.
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French judo legend Teddy Riner announced on Monday that he will run for president next spring. In his address, he described himself as someone who does not align himself with the right or the left, but instead wants to "unite people."
Olympic judo gold medalist Teddy Riner has announced his candidacy for the next French presidential election. Riner criticized the division within French society and the rise of extremist political forces, emphasizing the need for national unity. Running as an independent, he plans to raise funds to launch a full-scale campaign and stated that he intends to continue his athletic career until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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French judo superstar Teddy Riner, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion, has announced that he is running for president of France in 2027 in a fiery speech posted on social media. The athlete, who has never held political office but is one of France’s most recognizable and popular sporting figures, portrayed himself […]
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