Engineer Jean-Marc Jancovici Launches Citizens' Assembly Ahead of France's 2027 Presidential Election

With seven months to go before France's presidential election, energy transition figure and engineer Jean-Marc Jancovici has launched a citizens' assembly called "Un commun accord," which held its first session in Paris on September 19-20, 2026, according to RFI.

RFI reported that the assembly consists of 150 randomly selected citizens reflecting the country's diversity, who will meet over six weekends to discuss dilemmas related to energy, climate, the economy and geopolitics.

According to RFI, the group aims to agree on proposals by February with the goal of influencing debate during the presidential campaign.