Presidential 2027: candidates auditioned by employers on March 8 at the Grand Rex
A few weeks before the first round, Medef, Les Entrepreneurs and U2P will receive the candidates during an event whose format remains “to be defined”.
The three representative employers' organizations will together hear the presidential candidates on their economic programs on March 8 in Paris, they announced Thursday. Patrick Martin (Medef), Amir Reza Tofighi (Les Entrepreneurs, ex-Cmpe) and Michel Picon (U2P) “wanted to audition together the candidates for the presidential election on March 8, 2027,” indicated the three organizations in a joint press release. A few weeks before the first round, on April 18, the list of candidates will undoubtedly be almost established at the time of this meeting.
Employers are currently not hiding their strong concerns about the French economic situation and the efforts that are being asked of businesses. The bosses hope that this meeting “will make it possible to compare the proposals in order to respond to the concerns of business leaders, and to describe their vision of the economic strategy of our country”. Medef, Entrepreneurs and U2P hope that “these exchanges will help to enlighten voters on the consequences of the choices proposed, for activity and employment”.
If the exact format of the meeting is still “to be defined”, the press release specifies that it will take place at the Grand Rex, the famous Parisian cinema on the grand boulevards which also hosts shows and concerts. The U2P will receive the candidates individually The U2P, which represents artisans, traders and liberal professions, also announced this week a series of field meetings with candidates. She will first receive Gabriel Attal on November 12 and 13 in La Rochelle, then Bruno Retailleau in Chartres on November 20, Jean-Luc Mélenchon on December 1 (location not specified) and on later dates Marine Le Pen, Édouard Philippe and Raphaël Glucksmann.
Each trip will take the form of a day of immersion in a territory. The candidates will interact directly with business leaders in their workplace - Gabriel Attal on the 13th at a charcutier/caterer - will visit an apprentice training center (CFA), meet local economic players and debate with U2P leaders during a sequence which will be broadcast on LCI. Seven presidential candidates took part in a major debate organized by Medef in Paris (Marine Le Pen, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Raphaël Glucksmann, Édouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, Bruno Retailleau and Marine Tondelier).
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