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ECB’s Lagarde Would Rival Centrists in French Presidential Race, Poll Shows

The poll shows Lagarde and Edouard Philippe splitting the centrist vote, while Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon lead the field.

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Departing European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde would fare as well as ​center-right candidate Edouard Philippe if she ‌ran in France's presidential election next year, polling commissioned by POLITICO showed on Wednesday.

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Center

Christine Lagarde never claimed to want to introduce himself, on the contrary. However, some see the termination of her duties at the ECB as an opportunity for the former IMF patroness. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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Lean Right

Christine Lagarde could be in with a shot at the French presidency, as she is garnering votes comparable to those of the main centrist candidates...and she hasn't even run. Although the outgoing European Central Bank president has previously ruled out running in next year's presidential election, her early departure from the ECB has reignited speculation about her possible political comeback.

Center

The resigning President of the European Central Bank would exceed Édouard Philippe in the event of a candidacy but she would remain far behind Marine Le Pen, who is still in the lead

·France
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(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde, who recently announced her early retirement, is running for French presidential election as rumored...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Left

The former Minister of Economy of Nicolas Sarkozy would earn 14% of voting intentions if she were the candidate of the so-called "central" bloc. Better than the former Prime Minister.

·Paris, France
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Lean Left

As she leaves the ECB's presidency in February, Christine Lagarde collects 14% of voting intentions if she embarks on the presidential race

·Levallois-Perret, France
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lejdd.fr broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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