[107313] France prepares for the polls: Dates set for the 2027 presidential elections

France sets dates for presidential elections

The next election campaign in France is beginning to take shape with the setting of the official voting dates. The French government announced today, July 1, 2026, that the first round of the presidential elections of the Republic will be held on April 18, 2027, as reported on Zirat HaHadashot.

A supplementary report on Hadashot Bazman on Telegram further detailed that following the first round, the second and decisive round will take place on May 2, 2027.

This is a significant formal step that signals the beginning of political preparations ahead of the decision on who will stand at the head of the French Republic in the coming years. Both channels presented factual reports based on French government announcements, without any visible political bias in the reporting itself.