
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
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.
- Mayor of Yerres 1995–2017, 2026–
- Member of the French National Assembly 1997–2024
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
| 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% |
| Éric Zemmour | Far right | 68 | 1% |
| Jordan Bardella | Far right | 31 | 1% |
| Nicolas Dupont-Aignan | Right | 65 | <1% |