Presidential election 2027: Why Macron threw his support behind judoka Teddy Riner's presidential bid
- Newsrooms
- 12
- Last 3 hours
- 1 report
- Momentum
- Steady
0 in the 3 before
Cooling
Reports per hour, last 24 hours
How the coverage splits
Where it’s heading
Probably peaked. Likely 12 newsrooms by 8:23pm AEDT. Calls like this were right 92% of the time. How we knowAgainst the past week
More newsrooms than 98% of the past week’s 4087 stories, and number 44 of 1765 in News.
1Riner's candidacy is a blessing in disguise for the outgoing president, who hasn't yet formally backed either of his former prime ministers who are currently running.
In Le Monde’s words.2
The bigger story: Teddy Riner
3 developments since Mon 9 Nov. 2 more since this one.
Meet Teddy Riner, the Decorated Olympian Running for French President
You’re here12 newsrooms
- Ousainou Darboe enters Gambian 2026 Presidential race
1 newsroom. Linked by Presidential, enter, race
- Teddy Riner candidacy 'illustrative of this hunger for an alternative' to Le Pen or Mélenchon
1 newsroom. Linked by Teddy Riner, candidacy
The story so far
12 newsroomsCooling- Reports
- 17
- Newsrooms and sources
- 12
- Last 3 hours
- 1
Cooling: well below its busiest stretch (1 in the last three hours, 0 in the three before).
First with it: France 24, 19 min before anyone else.
Reported by 12 newsrooms.
The numbers behind it
How it spread, where it’s heading and where the coverage is from
Reports a day, last 7 days
| Day | Reports |
|---|---|
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 11 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Today | 2 |
Where the coverage is from
How it spread
- Newsrooms
- 12
- Reports
- 17
- Over
- 2.7 days
- To three newsrooms
- 38 min


