French Academy: constitutionalist Dominique Chagnollaud candidate for the seat of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. The former collaborator of Philippe de Gaulle and Simone Veil will notably be in competition with Laurent Fabius.
Yves-Denis Delaporte, Éric Dubois, Eduardo Pisani, Olivier Mathieu, Nicolas Grenier, Isabelle Autissier, Jean-Yves Gerlat and Robin Allain are mentioned. The deadline for applications is April 14.