The humorist Jean-Marie Bigard does not envisage “ for the moment ” candidacy for the presidential in 2022, considering that this project is “ not up to date ” and that he “ never wanted ” to make politics.
" I let the pressure cooker heat over low heat to find out how many people would be behind me if that happened, but for now it's not up to date, " the comedian told Society magazine . “ I know nothing about politics in it. I never wanted to do it. I would be shredded if I returned to the field. I prefer to shout in the gallery, "he said again in the fortnightly published on June 11.
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Jean-Marie Bigard had declared at the end of May on BFMTV that he might be " interested " in a presidential candidacy to " represent the people " outside of political parties. Asked about a possible candidacy, the 66-year-old actor replied: " It could if it could help the people to have a sincere voice that would not belong to any political party. Yes, that could tempt me ”.
The comedian recently supported the list of the showman Marcel Campion in the municipal elections of Paris, which obtained only 0.40% of the votes. In 1980, Coluche announced his candidacy for the presidential election the following year. After rising to more than 10% in voting intentions, he had given up a few months before the poll.
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Since then, two comedians have had electoral success abroad: Beppe Grillo in the Italian legislative elections in 2013 and Volodymyr Zelensky, elected president of Ukraine in 2019. The comedian recently made the name by revealing that he had been called by Emmanuel Macron after having challenged him, by video, on the reopening of bars and restaurants.