David Lisnard Nouvelle Énergie 100,000 paid memberships, Digi Mart USA News: Speaking as a guest of Sonia Mabrouk on BFMTV on Tuesday, November 3, David Lisnard confirmed that Nouvelle Énergie had passed the threshold of 100,000 paid memberships. The presidential candidate said he wants to have the figure verified by a bailiff.
“We have passed 100,000 paid memberships. We are the second party in France with Nouvelle Énergie.” Lisnard said the growth reflects a dynamic built on the ground and amplified by social media.
Asked about the success of the slogan “Il se passe quelque chose” (“Something is happening”), Lisnard said he had deliberately developed a digital communication strategy to bypass media obstacles facing his candidacy. He stressed that the digital reach rests on real people and on years of local work with local relays and volunteers across France.
Lisnard also welcomed popular support for his candidacy, including from Patrick Sébastien, and criticized some members of the political and media establishment for mocking spontaneous displays of enthusiasm.
On strategy, Lisnard reaffirmed his independence. He said he would not govern with those he holds responsible for the country’s problems, whom he called the macronistes, and he rejected alliances with the Rassemblement national or the left.
“It is neither Macronism, nor the RN, nor the left. I propose an independent right.” He invited Éric Ciotti to leave his alliance with the Rassemblement national.
Lisnard criticized the economic contradictions of the National Rally, which he said seeks to restore public finances while proposing to lower the retirement age. He also repeated his call for an open primary of the right and centre before the presidential election, a proposal he has advanced since 2024 to avoid a multiplication of first-round candidacies and backroom party deals.
He said voters, not polls or negotiations between leaders, should decide, and that such a primary would not necessarily require backing the winner but at minimum respecting the result. Asked about reservations expressed by Édouard Philippe and an IFOP poll presented during the broadcast, he said voting intentions cannot replace an election.
He said he feels aligned between what he says, what he does and who he is.
At the core of his presidential project, Lisnard proposes a deep transformation of public action: freeing society from excessive administrative constraints while restoring a strong and effective state in its essential missions. “The next head of state will have to govern society much less and the state much more.” He advocated debureaucratization, decentralization and accountability, with fewer, more coherent rules that are actually enforced, and a broader use of referendums.
If elected, Lisnard said he would immediately appoint a small “commando” government with missions over the first 200 days to launch major economic reforms, pursued by law and, where possible, by ordinances, with Parliament convened in an extraordinary session in summer 2027. Ministers would be assessed on their ability to launch reforms within the first 200 days and then on results.
He also announced an immediate moratorium on unnecessary standards and a ban on “gold-plating” of European standards that he says harms French competitiveness.
On purchasing power, Lisnard set a target of 80 billion euros in savings, mainly by reducing administrative spending and the operations of the 1,153 state bodies and agencies, which he says involve duplication and slow procedures. He said 60% of the savings would be returned directly to French citizens.
As an example, he cited an employee earning 2,200 euros net per month who could, under the envisaged arrangements, see net income rise by between 200 and 400 euros monthly.
On security, Lisnard referred to the violence and looting during the October 17 demonstrations and argued that the right to protest must not come at the expense of the freedoms to work, trade or move. He proposed faster police intervention at the first signs of disorder, better equipment for police and gendarmes, and a specific offence of looting.
On immigration, Lisnard rejected automatic accusations of racism in debate, condemned discrimination based on origin, and argued that integration and assimilation difficulties, school shortcomings, residential concentration and the number of arrivals should be openly debated. He defended controlled migration policy paired with an ambition of assimilation around a shared culture and republican principles.
On free expression, Lisnard condemned violence against journalists and calls to restrict political opponents’ speech in the media, criticizing the violence of some statements by Jean-Luc Mélenchon toward journalists and rivals. He also said the racist attack in Trappes should be condemned without being used to prevent debate on migration policy.
On the rule of law, Lisnard said fundamental freedoms and judicial guarantees must be preserved while contesting legal interpretations he says create public powerlessness. He proposed changes to constitutional review and an expanded referendum, and mentioned amending articles 54 and 55 of the Constitution.
In closing, he reaffirmed his candidacy, said he wanted to restore trust and return control of their future to French citizens, and stated: “The only thing that matters is France.”
