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Edouard Philippe Draws About 5,000 to First Major 2027 Campaign Rally at Adidas Arena
Edouard Philippe staged his initial large-scale campaign event July 5 at the Adidas Arena in northern Paris. The former prime minister drew roughly 5,000 supporters while seeking to consolidate centrist and conservative support ahead of the April 2027 vote.
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Edouard Philippe held his first major campaign rally ahead of the 2027 French presidential election at the Adidas Arena in northern Paris on July 5. " His team reported approximately 5,000 attendees at the sports arena built for the 2024 Olympic Games. Part of the arena was closed and the upper stands were not fully occupied.
Philippe is seeking to unite the center and the right by the first round of voting on April 18, 2027. In the week before the rally he received endorsements from former ministers who served under President Emmanuel Macron and from some members of the conservative Les Républicains party.
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