The 2027 presidential election looms against a backdrop of presidential crisis

In the run-up to the 2027 presidential election, several analysts point out that the upcoming election will be held in a context of a deep crisis of French-style presidentialism, as it was shaped by the 1958 Constitution.

According to this analysis, developed in particular by the journalist Solenn de Royer in a column published by "Le Monde", the exercise of power resulting from the constitutional text has gradually been disrupted over the last twenty years, with a regime increasingly focused on the presidential function.

A powered function

This growing concentration of power around the presidency of the Republic has ended up producing a phenomenon of institutional exhaustion, weakening the regime's ability to respond effectively to citizens' expectations and to ensure stable governance.

This reading is part of a broader debate on the evolution of the institutions of the Fifth Republic, which have been regularly questioned for several years as to their ability to adapt to new political configurations, marked in particular by a more fragmented National Assembly.

As the candidates for the 2027 presidential election begin to position themselves, this analysis invites us to question the need for a deeper institutional reform, beyond the mere choice of the future tenant of the Élysée Palace.