The liberal think tank GénérationLibre scrutinized the programs of the candidates in the right-wing primary to identify the most liberal one.
It is the Paris representative, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, who leads all the other contenders from her camp, with a score of 65%. Nicolas Sarkozy, with a percentage of 39%, holds the 6th and penultimate place.
GénérationLibre selected 26 classic campaign themes (from agriculture to territories, including immigration and ecology) and gathered the most notable proposals made by the candidates across all platforms (media, books, campaign documents, etc.).
Each of these proposals was then rated from 1 to 10 by a jury composed of the loyal liberals on the think tank’s board of directors. The averages are then automatically calculated, theme by theme, and then in the form of an overall ranking.
“We rated according to the criteria of a liberalism that is both economic, political, and societal, placing the individual and their freedoms at the heart of public policy,” explains Gaspard Koenig.
Among the 7 candidates audited, it turns out that NKM is the primary candidate who offers the most liberal program, with a score of 65%, ahead of François Fillon (59%), Alain Juppé (46%), and Bruno Le Maire (44%).
The former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who chose the most dirigiste option, ranks 6th, with a score of 39%, just ahead of Jean-Frédéric Poisson (32%) but behind Jean-François Copé (43%).
NKM’s top position is explained by the combination of rather drastic economic proposals (flat tax, labor law restricted to public policy provisions), rather open societal views (such as cannabis decriminalization), and innovative ideas for the future world (universal income, active status).
