Teddy Riner 2027 presidential candidacy, Digi Mart USA News (France): Triple Olympic individual judo champion Teddy Riner has entered the campaign for the 2027 French presidential election, according to an exclusive interview with the Paris newspaper Le Parisien. The 37-year-old, who is widely admired by the French public as a judoka, says he is running to show that France can be lifted up.
In the interview, Riner explained the reasons behind his decision, saying he has thought the move through carefully. He said his goal is to bring the French people together beyond partisan divisions.
He described his political positioning as “neither right nor left” and said he wants to be the “president who unites.”
Riner has launched his candidate website today, under the slogan “La France qu’on veut” (“The France We Want”). He also issued a call to all those who wish to join him in the campaign.
The newspaper reported that Riner revealed several lines of his platform and described how he plans to organize his first days of campaigning. Details of the platform were not fully disclosed in the source article.
