The 37-year-old leader of the centrist Renaissance party says he wants to break with a policy that, according to him, only "manages the decline."
"After traveling a lot in France and meeting many French people, I have become convinced - very strongly convinced - that our best chapters are still ahead of us," said Attal in the southern French village of Mur-de-Barrez.
Attal has become the second prominent centrist candidate after former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. Attal was France's youngest prime minister in 2024, but he resigned after Macron's controversial decision to dissolve parliament, which strengthened the far-right National Rally and led to a political stalemate.
