David Lisnard

Mayor of Cannes, former president of the Association of French Mayors, aged 57

Declared candidate on 31 March 2026, after leaving LR

4.8/10

Overall score
13th out of 16

Experience 7

Name recognition 4

Communication 7

Polls 3

Reach 5

Party machine 3

+Strengths

Mayor of Cannes since 2014, re-elected by a wide margin
Up to 6% in one Ifop scenario in October 2026, ahead of Bruno Retailleau
Chaired the Association of French Mayors (2021-2025): strong ties with local officials
Openly liberal line, clear message on public spending

6.3% on average over the last 30 days, +3.2 pts in three months.

17 polls since 24 June 2026. All polls

Pensions: Introduce a funded component into the pension system.
Taxes and spending: Bring public spending down to about 50% of GDP in ten years; cut production taxes (scrapping the C3S and CVAE) and corporate tax from 25 to 20%.
Immigration: Cut residence permits issued eightfold, revisit the 1968 Franco-Algerian agreement, end automatic birthright citizenship, allow administrative detention of up to 24 months.
Europe and defence: Negotiate a treaty to “democratise” Europe, letting a member state call a referendum when blocked on a question of sovereignty.
Energy and climate: An ecology “of freedom”: the State sets environmental goals without dictating how to reach them.

Scenario	Reaches the run-off	Wins the election
The current landscape	less than 1%	less than 1%
The centrist bloc behind Philippe	less than 1%	less than 1%
The left united behind Glucksmann	less than 1%	less than 1%
Jordan Bardella instead of Marine Le Pen	less than 1%	less than 1%