Laurent Wauquiez has come out of his media silence. The president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region outlines his strategy for the 2027 presidential election.

"I learned what the loneliness of failure is... I learned the importance of listening and humility," he says. "It is true that nature abhors emptiness but the day Laurent starts, the theater will be different," hopes Les Républicains leader Eric Ciotti of the right.