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Bruno Retailleau
Bruno Retailleau, born in 1960 in Cholet, is a French conservative politician, Senator for Vendée since 2004 and President of The Republicans since May 2025.
- Born
- 1960 (65 years), Cholet
- Party
- The Republicans
- Office
- Regional councillor of Pays de la Loire 2015–
Senator of the French Fifth Republic 2004– - Education
- Paris Institute of Political Studies
Centre-right · Where sources place the party (The Republicans)
Wikipedia: conservative, liberal-conservative (The Republicans)
Ideology: conservatism, liberal conservatism, national sovereignty
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He was Interior Minister from September 2024 to October 2025. He is a member of The Republicans and the party's nominee for the 2027 French presidential election, chosen on 19 April 2026 according to Wikipedia.
Career
Retailleau graduated from Sciences Po in 1985 and worked in local radio and a communications school. He was a Vendée councillor from 1988 to 2015, National Assembly deputy (1994-1997), Senator from 2004, president of the Republicans' Senate group (2014-2024), head of the Vendée council (2010-2015) and of the Pays de la Loire region (2015-2017). He was Minister of the Interior from 2024 to 2025 and in May 2025 won the party presidency with 76% against Laurent Wauquiez.
- Regional councillor of Pays de la Loire 1998–2004, 2015–
- Senator of the French Fifth Republic 2004–
- Minister of the Interior of France 2024–2025
- President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire 2015–2017
- President of the general council 2010–2015
- Member of the general council 1988–2015
- Member of the French National Assembly 1994–1997
Positions
Wikipedia describes him as conservative and liberal-conservative, opposed to Emmanuel Macron's centrism. He wants tougher immigration policy, including a referendum on immigration and renegotiating the 1968 Franco-Algerian accord, and lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16. He defends national sovereignty against European jurisprudence. He voted against enshrining abortion in the constitution in 2024 and is a strong supporter of Israel.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Photo: Anthonymontardyfr, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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French Presidential Election 2027
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Le Pen | Far right | 58 | 43% |
| Édouard Philippe | Centre-right | 55 | 18% |
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | Left | 75 | 13% |
| David Lisnard | Centre-right | 57 | 12% |
| François Hollande | Centre-left | 72 | 3% |
| Gabriel Attal | Centre | 37 | 3% |
| Bruno Retailleau | Centre-right | 65 | 1% |
| Raphaël Glucksmann | Centre-left | 46 | 1% |
| Sarah Knafo | Far right | 33 | 1% |
| Dominique de Villepin | Centre-right | 72 | 1% |
| Éric Zemmour | Far right | 68 | 1% |
| Jordan Bardella | Far right | 31 | 1% |