French 2027 presidential election: culture, the glaring blind spot

COLUMN. Between identity obsession and submission to neoliberal orthodoxy, the race for the Elysée is opening with a gaping policy void: art and culture are entirely absent from the proposals of a large share of the candidates Eight months remain before this crucial election in France, and already the debates are proving as heated as the summer now drawing to a close. No sooner had the heatwave subsided than the media-political circus reopened its ring, putting on a dismaying show in which the RN's identity obsessions vie with employers' cynicism. On one side, and unsurprisingly, Marine Le Pen is reviving her party's Islamophobic fixations with fresh attacks on the wearing of the veil in public spaces. 📌 Back-to-school offer: the digital subscription at CHF 5.-/month for 5 months!