France’s political year ahead: power plays, rivals and the road to 2027.

Jan van der Made   RFi2 January 2026
With less than two years until the next presidential election, France’s political forces are already jockeying for position.

The balance of power between President Macron’s centrist government, a fragmented left and the increasingly emboldened far right continues to shift – shaping what could be one of the most consequential electoral cycles in decades.