[HIGHLIGHTS] “There is not a majority of fascists in our country”: Xavier Bertrand “fully intends” to be a candidate against the far-right in the 2027 presidential election

Xavier Bertrand, president of the Hauts-de-France region, announced on Saturday in Ouest France that he had “full intention” of running for the 2027 presidential election. “Yes, I intend to.

I haven't changed my ambition. And I learned from my mistakes,” he responded to a question about his candidacy. Bertrand was a minister under the presidencies of Jacques Chirac then Nicolas Sarkozy. He was eliminated from the 2022 presidential election at the Republican primary stage.