One year before the presidential election, La Tribune on Sunday commissioned a study from the Elabe polling institute to define the typical portrait of the perfect president for 2027. Age, origin, ambitions: this is what the French responded.
The presidential election is getting closer, and the French are giving in to reflection. Who could run for the Élysée? Who will have the build to represent the country until 2031? Without having fully decided, some already have an idea of what the perfect head of state would look like.
The ideal age of the next President of the Republic would be 47 years old, and he would rather come from the political world, even if a majority of French people have not yet found their candidate, details an Elabe survey for La Tribune Sunday published this Saturday evening.
Priority to young people!
According to this study, which aims to establish a rough portrait of what the French expect in 2027, the future head of state should be between 45 and 54 years old for 49% of respondents. 22% would like to be younger – between 35 and 44 years old – and 17% older – between 55 and 64 years old. An average of 47 years, compared to 50 years according to a survey carried out in 2016.
A sign therefore that the French do not seem to be reconsidering their choice to have elected a young president in 2017, when Emmanuel Macron was only 39 years old.
Among the current contenders, Raphaël Glucksmann (Place publique) comes closest to this criterion, since he will be 47 years old at the time of the vote. Édouard Philippe (56 years old in spring 2027), Gabriel Attal (38 years old), Jordan Bardella (31 years old), Marine Le Pen (58 years old), Bruno Retailleau (66 years old) or even Jean-Luc Mélenchon (75 years old) and François Hollande (72 years old) are moving further away from the target.
Society must be appeased
51% of French people also believe that the future president must come from the political world, an increase of 8 points compared to February 2020. It is expected as a priority that he brings the French together and calms society (57% of respondents, + 17 points compared to April 2016) rather than reforming even if it means fracturing (42%).
In this landscape and one year before the election, 45% say they see at least one personality who would suit them for the next presidential election, compared to 53% who are still looking for their ideal profile.
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