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Portrait of Gérald Darmanin
Renaissance (Populaires)

Centre

Gérald Darmanin

Former Interior Minister (2020-2024), aged 44

Not a declared candidate; calls for a primary of the right and centre

5.7/10

Overall score
9th out of 16

Experience 8
Name recognition 8
Communication 8
Polls 2
Reach 4
Party machine 4

+Strengths

  • Long ministerial experience (Budget, Interior, Justice)
  • Popular, combative profile
  • Law-and-order line that appeals to the right

−Weaknesses

  • Not tested in recent polls
  • Centrist bloc already split between Philippe and Attal
  • No party of his own

In the polls

Not tested in polls since 27 March 2026.

0 10 20 30 40 Jan 26 Ifop, 25 September 2025 : 7% Elabe, 31 October 2025 : 7% Ifop, 27 February 2026 : 8% Elabe, 27 March 2026 : 8%

4 polls since 25 September 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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