US EditionFormer French PM De Villepin, Known for 2003 Speech Against Iraq War, Launches Political Party
- Dominique de Villepin, former French prime minister, announced the launch of his political party Humanist France on June 24, 2025.
- He created the party two years before France’s 2027 presidential election amid a political scene where Macron is barred from running and Le Pen faces a ban that is under appeal.
- In an interview with Le Parisien, de Villepin emphasized unity, general interest, and humanism as alternatives to identity polarization and the radicalism of the far-left LFI and far-right RN.
- He stated that it was premature to join the presidential discussion and called for a balanced and measured political approach to avoid further escalation.
- De Villepin’s party may serve as a platform for a future presidential bid, providing French voters an alternative choice amid an uncertain electoral landscape.
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Villepin says that the French parties are dominated by "populism, superiority and stigmatization". He describes his party as a movement that "sees to unite citizens".
Dominique de Villepin launched yesterday his political movement, "La France humaniste", and today he publishes a book, The Power to say no, at Flammarion, in which he claims to be able to embody France of the Enlightenment. His detractors suspect on the contrary that he is under the most diabolical influences. Beware of the self-proclaimed "humanists". I have found, among those who ostensibly gratify themselves with this virtue, a propensity to …
Less than two years before the 2027 presidential election, Dominique de Villepin announced his candidacy by creating a new party, Humanist France. The opportunity for the former Prime Minister to sweep away several topics, including pension reform.
The former premier presents La France humaniste, his new party: "We need a common, sovereign, independent defense"
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