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France Presidential Hopeful Riner Distances Himself From Macron

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France's judo champion turned presidential candidate Teddy Riner on Saturday sought to distance himself from President Emmanuel Macron, calling the head of state's rare endorsement a "poisoned chalice".

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·Paris, France
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Accused by part of the political class of wanting to pursue macroist politics, the judoka assured that his candidacy was not in the continuity of the current President of the Republic

·France
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The surprise presidential candidate was on a trip to the Made in France show, Porte de Versailles in Paris, this Saturday, November 14.

·France
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"I'm not the president's envoy," says the five-time Olympic champion. "I'm not a macroist," said the new candidate for...

·Brussels, Belgium
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"I am not the president's envoy. I am not a macroist," said the judoka, the five-time Olympic champion, who created the surprise on Monday when he announced that he was going to race for the Elysée. "I would say that if I were to define the president's congratulations, it would be" like "a poisoned kiss," he added in front of the press, while the head of state had welcomed his candidacy, believing that it could only bring to the country." Teddy …

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The Olympic champion resumed the political logic of the head of state by refusing the usual right/left cleavage, but he claims not to be "his envoy."

·Paris, France
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TF1 INFO broke the news on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
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