Seven leading candidates for France's 2027 presidential election were questioned on their economic plans by business leaders at the Medef employers federation's annual summit on August 27, 2026, held at Roland Garros in Paris. The event served as a key campaign warmup.
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France's main candidates for next year's presidential election will be quizzed by business leaders about their plans for the nation at the Medef employers federation's annual end of summer conference on Thursday. Taxation, the burden of regulations, reindustrialisation and France's public debt of over 3.5 trillion euros are all issues on the table.
Paris's Roland Garros tennis stadium will be the venue for a French presidential election warmup event on Thursday as seven from a crowded field of candidates will take to the stage at the Medef business leaders' annual end-of-summer seminar to defend their business and economic programmes. France 24's Charles Pellegrin reports.