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French President Emmanuel Macron has left open the possibility of returning to the presidency after completing his current term, saying he “doesn’t exclude anything” when asked about a potential third mandate, according to an interview with the US magazine “Variety”.
“Let’s be clear: under our Constitution, you are entitled to two consecutive terms. So I will finish my term next May, and the French people will elect somebody else,” Macron said.
“But I don’t exclude anything. It’s quite unusual to come back, but we will see. Life is inventive, sometimes more than movies,” he added.
Macron barred from seeking a third consecutive term
The interview was recorded on Sept. 7 during the Lumiere Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in southern France and published on Friday.
France’s Constitution prevents a president from serving more than two consecutive terms. Macron was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022, meaning he cannot run for a third consecutive term in 2027.
President’s latest comments mark a shift
Macron will be 49 when he leaves office next year. Since the French presidency lasts five years, he would be in his mid-50s if he later sought another term.
His remarks differ from comments he made in April, when he said: “I did not do politics before [the presidency] and I will not do it after.”
Charles de Gaulle left the presidency in 1969 at the age of 78 and died at 79.
