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Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, born in 1961 in Paris, is a French Gaullist and sovereignist politician, president of Debout la France since 2008.

Born
1961 (65 years), 15th arrondissement of Paris
Party
Debout la France
Office
Mayor of Yerres 2026–
Education
Paris Institute of Political Studies, Paris Dauphine University
Website
dupontaignan.fr
Political position

Right · Where sources place this person
Gaullist, sovereignist; placing not stated in sources opened
Ideology: Gaullism, sovereignism, euroscepticism

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He was a National Assembly member for Essonne from 1997 to 2024 and has been mayor of Yerres, a post he first held from 1995, again since 2026. He ran for president in 2012, 2017 and 2022 and is named in the race for the 2027 election.

Career

Dupont-Aignan graduated from Sciences Po in 1982 and the École nationale d'administration (1989). He became mayor of Yerres in 1995 and sat for Essonne's 8th constituency from 1997 until losing the seat in the 2024 legislative election; he returned as mayor in the 2026 municipal elections. He founded and leads Debout la France. He ran for president in 2012 (1.79%), 2017 (4.70%) and 2022, and endorsed Marine Le Pen in the second rounds of 2017 and 2022.

Offices held
  1. Mayor of Yerres 1995–2017, 2026–
  2. Member of the French National Assembly 1997–2024

Source: Wikidata

Positions

Wikipedia describes him as a Gaullist who advocates withdrawal from the euro and national sovereignty, and considers him less hardline than Marine Le Pen, though they share certain policies.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia

Photo: Debout la France, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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French Presidential Election 2027

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Marine Le PenFar right5843%
Édouard PhilippeCentre-right5518%
Jean-Luc MélenchonLeft7513%
David LisnardCentre-right5712%
François HollandeCentre-left723%
Gabriel AttalCentre373%
Bruno RetailleauCentre-right651%
Raphaël GlucksmannCentre-left461%
Sarah KnafoFar right331%
Éric ZemmourFar right681%
Jordan BardellaFar right311%
Nicolas Dupont-AignanRight65<1%

All 42 outcomes

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