The 1789 Revolution ended the monarchy and spread ideas of citizenship and secularism, followed by an empire under Napoleon and a series of republics. After the Fourth Republic collapsed over the Algerian war, de Gaulle founded the strong-presidency Fifth Republic in 1958. France is a nuclear power, a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a founder of the European Union.
The average of its current leaders on the ten Caucus dimensions. Open a profile to see each person’s scores.
A former banker who founded a centrist movement, he raised the French pension age in 2023 and is a leading voice for deeper European integration.
Emmanuel Macron sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly secular on religion, strongly interventionist on interventionism and leaning tech-optimist on technology.
Full profile of Emmanuel Macron →A conservative former defense minister and close ally of Emmanuel Macron who became prime minister in September 2025.
Sébastien Lecornu sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on environment.
Full profile of Sébastien Lecornu →
Christine Lagarde President of the European Central Bank, 2019 to present
Éric Zemmour French writer and politician
Jean-Luc Mélenchon French politician, founder of La France Insoumise
Jordan Bardella President of France’s National Rally
Marine Le Pen French politician and National Rally leader
Thomas Piketty French economist
Albert Camus French-Algerian writer, 1913 to 1960
Alexis de Tocqueville French political thinker and statesman, 1805 to 1859Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.
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