French journalist Natacha Polony declared her candidacy for the 2027 presidency on Wednesday, using a radio appearance to lay out a platform built around national sovereignty and industrial revival.
The 51-year-old, who previously led Marianne magazine, said on France Inter that she wanted to "shake up the political landscape." Her campaign priorities centre on achieving economic, energy and food self-sufficiency, alongside measures to rebuild France's manufacturing base and "bring money into the state's coffers."
Polony has been vocal in criticising France's standing under President Emmanuel Macron, describing it as a "complete loss of standing." She contends that countries unable to manufacture their own goods lack genuine independence and cannot properly sustain schools, hospitals, social protections and job creation.
In a social media video released after her radio interview, she expanded on this theme: "A nation that no longer produces what it needs is no longer truly free to fund our schools and hospitals, preserve our social model, create skilled jobs and prepare for artificial intelligence."
Last August, Polony established a political movement called "Nous sommes la France," positioning it as a home for those dissatisfied with existing political options. The movement reported 60,000 members committed to resisting what Polony characterised as France's decline, she told France Inter.
During a televised confrontation with Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot in late September, Polony attacked what she saw as France's subservience to European priorities. She argued that the government treats France as a minor power and pursues European integration at the expense of national interests. She cited the scrapped Franco-German fighter aircraft programme and European defence procurement rules as evidence, noting that Germany continues to buy American military equipment.
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