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World champion Teddy Riner announces his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election to "lift France up"

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He’s the candidate no one saw coming. As the presidential elections draw closer and closer, judoka Teddy Riner revealed to Parisien that he was launching his campaign to become a « president who brings people together », before making it official through a video posted on X. So, is it just a big joke or a serious project? We’ll tell you everything.

For the past few weeks now, the race for the presidency has been heating up. Candidacies are piling up, rallies are being organized, in short, the topic is on everyone's lips. And this new announcement from judoka Teddy Riner is likely to get people talking even more. Indeed, the triple world champion is already imagining himself at the Élysée Palace, to take on the highest office.


A well-thought-out announcement

Like the candidacies of Coluche or Francis Lalanne, Teddy Riner's announcement could surprise more than a few people. Yet this is not a joke, but rather a carefully considered decision from the judoka.

sports. In his own words, he hopes to "bring the French together", by proposing a program outside the traditional confines of left and right. A desire born from a simple observation: if this country allowed him to dream and go so far in his career, today, all hope has disappeared, and all that remains is the anger brewing. It's to restore hope to people that he wishes to become the representative of the State. A decision that dates back no less than 2 and a half years ago, following his victory at the Paris Olympic Games.


A program coming soon

Neither left nor right, the judoka simply states he wants to speak to the French, offering an alternative to the extremes. Debt, anti-racism, pension reform, the candidate has touched on some of the key points of his program with the Parisian, without going into details, but affirms that all information will soon be available on his campaign website. The athlete, accustomed to combat sports, claims that the intensity of the campaign doesn't scare him, even declaring: « Taking hits, you know, it's my jobier ». Now the question remains whether the French will be sensitive to this approach and if the arguments will be enough to convince them. Whatever happens, even if elected, Teddy Riner hopes to be able to make it to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles!