by EuroNews
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Former French Prime Minister Dominique des Villepin announced that he would launch his own political party called Humanist France two years before the presidential election.
“I have decided to create citizen ideas, citizen movements through the creation of political parties,” Devil Pin said in an interview with the daily newspaper Le Parisien on Tuesday.
“This movement is for everyone. We need to unite all French people to defend social justice and Republican order,” he added.
Devilpin was French prime minister under former President Jacques Chillac between 2005 and 2007.
He is perhaps best known for his enthusiastic 2003 speech to the UN Security Council, warning of the “immense consequences” of France’s participation in military operations in Iraq.
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More than a decade after moving away from French politics, Devilpin has seen a recent surge in popularity after a recent media appearance in Gaza that denounced the ongoing Israeli-Hamas War.
The 71-year-old politician accused the Western government of turning a blind eye to what is known as the “spiral of violence” and increasing the number of civilian casualties.
Recent polls show that De Villepin’s outspoken attitude towards the Middle East has made him among France’s most popular political figures, especially left-wing voters.
When asked about his potential run in the 2027 election, he told the French press that it was not “time to participate in the presidential debate.”
He argued that too many French parties have succumbed to “populism, one promotion, stigmatization.”
“The French people deserve a real choice,” he told Le Parisien, adding that voters should not be forced to choose between “LFI (left and left France) and RN (far-right national rally) extremism.”
He announced that his new party could join freely and open to people of all political backgrounds.
It is unclear who will appear in the 2027 French presidential election. Currently President Emmanuel Macron is serving two consecutive terms and is prohibited from running.
Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right national rally, was banned from running this year after being convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds. Le Pen is currently waiting for an appeal trial to take place next year.
