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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Judo Champ Teddy Riner Enters French Presidential Race
France's presidential race now includes a candidate trunging a different set of skills: a three-time judo world field with five Olympic gold medals. Teddy Ringer announced Monday that he'll run in next spring's election, pitching himself on X and in Le Parisien as a candidate of "common sense, firmness, justice"...
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France’s Macron welcomes judo star Teddy Riner’s entrance in 2027 presidential race - Regional Media News
PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday welcomed news that judo champion Teddy Riner, one of France's best-known sports figures, was running in France's 2027 presidential election. • "I am very pleased ... that someone like Teddy Riner, who is a [...]
France’s Macron welcomes judo star Teddy Riner’s entrance into the 2027 presidential race
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday welcomed news that judo champion Teddy Riner, one of France’s best-known sports figures, was running in France’s 2027 presidential election. “I am very pleased … that someone like Teddy Riner, who is a great champion, has decided to get involved in this presidential debate and to contribute his convictions, his ideas and his talent; this can only benefit the country,” Macron told the C a vous news…
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