Presidential 2027: David Lisnard announces having 500 sponsorship promises

The mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, claimed to have collected 500 sponsorship pledges to run in the 2027 presidential election. These will need to be validated by the Constitutional Council in early 2027.

David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes, declared that he had collected 500 sponsorship pledges. The president of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF) made this statement to AFP on the sidelines of his visit to the Châlons-en-Champagne Fair on Wednesday, September 2. According to his account, he received 500 forms of written sponsorship pledges from municipal elected officials.

A first strong signal

The mayor of Cannes began his statement to journalists with a phrase that fits his temperament well: “From that point of view, we’re fine.” However, he adds that these pledges will have to be officially sent and confirmed in February 2027 by the Constitutional Council.

The announcement comes a few days after the “Campus de la Gagne” with his party, Nouvelle Énergie. On Saturday, August 29, David Lisnard made his political comeback with nearly 4,000 people gathered in Cannes, in a show worthy of an American-style speech. The mayor of Cannes showed, with overflowing energy, that he was ready for the biggest battle of his political career: the May 2027 presidential election.

Making the fight against bureaucracy the crux of his campaign, David Lisnard reaffirmed his candidacy during his political comeback. At this comeback event, the Nouvelle Énergie candidate advocated for a France that would be, under his leadership, free and responsible.

The challenge of the ballot

A contender still with little visibility in the polls, the candidate is sending a strong signal. While the AMF president calls for a primary for the right and center – ranging from Gabriel Attal to Sarah Knafo – claiming to achieve 500 written endorsements carries a certain credibility. On Friday, August 28, during the “Face-to-Face” with Apolline de Malherbe on BFMTV, he reconfirmed his willingness to participate in this primary to avoid the fragmentation of votes in the first round.

Although David Lisnard presents these 500 pledges as an objective achieved, nothing guarantees an electoral base. One to two percent of French people would vote for him in the presidential election according to an IOFP poll conducted in spring 2026. He wishes to target an electorate of entrepreneurs and people overwhelmed by excessive regulatory burden (excess of written rules, editor’s note), with a decentralized vision of state management.

Now, the candidate must wait until February 2027 and, above all, build electoral momentum that will convince voters on Sunday, April 18, 2027.