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Portrait of Dominique de Villepin
La France humaniste

Centre

Dominique de Villepin

Prime Minister from 2005 to 2007, aged 72

Not a declared candidate; tested in some polls

5.8/10

Overall score
8th out of 16

Experience 9
Name recognition 8
Communication 8
Polls 2
Reach 6
Party machine 2

+Strengths

  • International stature (UN speech against the Iraq war, 2003)
  • Genuine popularity on foreign policy
  • Positions himself above parties

−Weaknesses

  • Never elected to any office
  • 1 to 2% when tested
  • Recent movement with few local relays

In the polls

1.7% on average over the last 30 days, −1.4 pt in three months.

0 10 20 30 40 Jul 25 Jan 26 Jul 26 Elabe, 4 April 2025 : 3.8% Ifop, 18 April 2025 : 2% Ifop, 25 September 2025 : 4.8% Elabe, 31 October 2025 : 4% Ifop, 27 February 2026 : 4.5% Elabe, 27 March 2026 : 4.2% Ifop, 28 May 2026 : 2.6% Elabe, 10 July 2026 : 3% Cluster17, 24 July 2026 : 3.5% Elabe, 28 August 2026 : 2.3% Cluster17, 1 September 2026 : 3.7% YouGov, 21 September 2026 : 2% Ifop, 29 September 2026 : 2% Ifop, 14 October 2026 : 1.5% YouGov, 15 October 2026 : 1% Elabe, 16 October 2026 : 2.5% Ifop, 19 October 2026 : 1.5% Harris, 21 October 2026 : 1.5%

18 polls since 4 April 2025. All polls

Profile

Experience Name recognition Communication Polls Reach Party machine

What the scores measure

Experience
Offices held, government roles, knowledge of the State
Name recognition
How well known they are to the public
Communication
Media skills, debating, social media presence
Polls
First-round voting intentions in October 2026, and their trend
Reach
Ability to win votes beyond their own camp in the run-off
Party machine
Party strength: activists, elected officials, funding
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