The Renaissance presidential candidate, Gabriel Attal, pleads for a “grand coalition” going from the social democratic left to the Republican right with a view to 2027, even if it means going through a primary, in an interview published on Saturday by The Parisian.
Noting that “no one”, in the political space located between LFI and the RN, “is favorite or in a position to beat Marine Le Pen” in the second round at this stage, the former Prime Minister calls for a “real and broad gathering”. “The only thing that can allow us to win is a grand coalition bringing together voters from the social democratic left to the Republican right. Not against but for a vision: Europe, the competitiveness of our economy, the values of the Republic and progressivism,” he explains.
A pole extended to the socialists
Gabriel Attal is addressing more precisely an electorate ranging from “voters tempted by Raphaël Glucksmann to those of the Republican right”. “I am speaking to them. Because there are voters, from the left as well as the right, who would like another choice than a candidate who will have no chance of being in the second round,” he insists, believing that ultimately “a candidate who embodies this great coalition and this broad political space” will be needed.
The candidate seems in particular to reach out to the left, after having “heard socialist leaders defending capitalization for pensions, competitiveness or budgetary responsibility”. ” So much the better ! With the defense of Europe and support for Ukraine, these are elements that can bring us together. For my part too, I have evolved, particularly on the method and the sharing of power,” he asserts.
Launched four months ago in a hyperactive campaign, Gabriel Attal is still seeking to create a dynamic that would allow him to gain the upper hand in a space saturated with candidates, where Édouard Philippe continues to be ahead of him according to opinion surveys. “No one folds the match. No one is in a position to win or be guaranteed to appear in the second round,” he assures. He also repeats that he does not exclude the “possibility” of a primary, which could be “a solution” to regulate ambitions, while no “natural candidate” is emerging according to him for the moment.
