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
17 of 17 issues shown
VAT
Summary across all candidatesMélenchon and Le Pen both propose cutting VAT, but not on the same products: essential goods, paid for by a "luxury VAT", for Mélenchon; all energy products for Le Pen, who also plans to suspend VAT on around a hundred products when inflation is high.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Lisnard, Philippe, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Retirement age
Go back to 60
Repeal the
Use the contribution period rather than an age
Raise it to 65
Summary across all candidatesMélenchon and Ruffin support retirement at 60; Le Pen and Glucksmann want to repeal the with different eligibility rules. Attal wants to abolish the legal age and use only the contribution period. Lisnard and Philippe propose 65, with Philippe also proposing 45 contribution years for those able to do so.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Zemmour.
Funded pensions
Summary across all candidatesPhilippe proposes collective for all employees and a €500 state contribution to a retirement savings plan; Le Pen proposes an individual and collective pillar. Lisnard wants to retain a minimum pay-as-you-go pension and shift other schemes to funding. Attal proposes adding a funded component without specifying the same scale as Lisnard in the selected text.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Glucksmann, Mélenchon, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Minimum pension
At the for a full career
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Philippe, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Wages
Raise the sharply
Cut contributions to raise net pay
Summary across all candidatesMélenchon, Glucksmann and Ruffin want to raise the ; Arthaud targets at least €2,200 net for everyone. Attal, Zemmour and Philippe favor lower levies on work; Le Pen wants temporary contribution exemptions for pay rises. Lisnard proposes replacing meal vouchers with net pay, partly through contribution cuts: mechanisms and beneficiaries differ.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Polony, Retailleau, Roussel.
Overtime
Yes, exempt them from contributions
Summary across all candidatesPhilippe and Retailleau propose exempting extra hours worked: from contributions and income tax when a company lengthens working time for Philippe, from all contributions beyond 1,623 hours a year for Retailleau.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Working time
Reduce working time
Make it more flexible and allow more work
Summary across all candidatesMélenchon and Arthaud want shorter working time, while Le Pen, Philippe and Retailleau support more freedom for businesses and employees. Attal proposes removing the annual cap. His four-day week preserves monthly hours, so it is not classified as a reduction in working time.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Glucksmann, Lisnard, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Unemployment insurance
Reverse recent reforms
Tighten the rules
Summary across all candidatesMélenchon and Le Pen want to reverse the latest unemployment insurance reforms. Philippe (12 months maximum under 50), Attal and Retailleau instead want to tighten the rules to encourage a return to work.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Glucksmann, Lisnard, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Welfare benefits
Cap the total of benefits
Limit how long they last
Summary across all candidatesRetailleau wants to cap non-contributory welfare benefits at 70% of the net per adult. Zemmour wants limited to three years for people able to work; withdrawing benefits for offending is compared separately.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Philippe, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin.
Family allowances
Yes, from the first child
Summary across all candidatesPhilippe (€350, decreasing with income), Retailleau (a €240 family income, subject to five years of work) and Polony all propose allowances from the first child, with different amounts and conditions.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
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
