2027 presidential election

Compare the programs

For each issue, the candidates are grouped by the position they support. Expand an issue to read their proposals side by side, with the exact quotes from their programs.

All 12 candidates who published proposals

13 of 13 issues shown

Immigration and society

Return centres abroad

Should return centres be created outside French territory?

Agreement

Summary across all candidatesRetailleau proposes return centres outside French territory. Philippe envisages a centre in East Africa as part of his Mayotte policy; their agreement should not erase that specific geographic scope.

No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.

Immigration detention duration

Should immigration detention be extended to up to two years?

Agreement

Summary across all candidatesLisnard proposes 24 months of detention and Retailleau up to two years. Retailleau refers to the European returns regulation; immigration detention concerns removal and is not a prison sentence.

No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Mélenchon, Philippe, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.

Migrant returns from the UK

Should France refuse to take back migrants from the UK?

Agreement

Summary across all candidatesAttal and Zemmour reject France taking back migrants from the UK. This agreement concerns that specific return mechanism and does not establish identical overall immigration policies.

No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Philippe, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin.

Other proposals in this theme, with no equivalent from the other candidates (33)

Summaries cover all candidates and are written neutrally. Positions are those of the official sources analyzed, as of the date shown on each quote. Methodology