Childcare
How should childcare for young children be developed?
Fund new places
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Philippe, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
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
17 of 17 issues shown
Work and social protection
Single position
Voluntary work on May 1
Should people be allowed to work voluntarily on May 1?
Yes
Summary across all candidatesLisnard and Retailleau want to allow voluntary work on May 1. Lisnard specifies higher pay; the selected Retailleau text does not quantify a pay supplement.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Mélenchon, Philippe, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Fuel aid for workers
Should fuel aid targeted at workers be increased?
Summary across all candidatesPhilippe proposes doubling targeted fuel aid. Attal wants to increase and automate it for workers who must use a car, without announcing a doubling here.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Mileage allowance
Should the mileage allowance be raised?
Yes
Summary across all candidatesAttal and Retailleau propose raising the mileage allowance for work-related car travel. The selected texts do not specify a shared amount.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Lisnard, Mélenchon, Philippe, Polony, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Deindexing higher pensions
Should the highest pensions stop automatically tracking inflation?
Summary across all candidatesLisnard and Polony propose deindexing the highest pensions. Lisnard announces a transition from May 2027; Polony also links pensions to funding long-term care.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Mélenchon, Philippe, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Pension scheme convergence
Should rules across pension schemes be brought closer together?
Summary across all candidatesLisnard wants public and private schemes to converge and special schemes to end. Attal proposes one system instead of 42 schemes: they share the aim of closer rules, but only Attal explicitly calls for institutional unification in the selected texts.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Mélenchon, Philippe, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin, Zemmour.
Offending and welfare benefits
Should welfare benefits depend on lawful behavior?
Summary across all candidatesLisnard includes the conduct of recipients and minors in their care; Zemmour wants benefits withdrawn from offenders. Philippe targets drug traffickers: the conditionality principle is shared but the people and criteria differ.
No proposal on this issue in the sources analyzed: Arthaud, Attal, Glucksmann, Le Pen, Mélenchon, Polony, Retailleau, Roussel, Ruffin.
Other proposals in this theme, with no equivalent from the other candidates (28)
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