Defence : les propositions des candidats à la présidentielle 2027

The military programming law updated in August 2026 raises armed forces appropriations from €57.1 billion in 2026 to €75.7 billion in 2030. France has committed to NATO to devote 3.5% of its GDP to defence by 2035.

Marine Le Pen

Marine Le Pen wants a strictly national deterrent and a rise in defence spending.

Lock in the budgetary trajectory of the military programming law.
The nuclear decision “is not shared”: neither co-decision nor European integration (March 2026).
Maintain military training and equipment for Ukraine (October 2026).
European preference in military procurement among EU member states.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Jean-Luc Mélenchon wants to leave NATO and build a public arms-industry hub.

Immediately leave NATO's integrated command, then withdraw from the organisation in stages.
Create a public arms-industry hub and prioritise French equipment.
Maintain the national character of nuclear deterrence.
Optional military service within a compulsory citizenship service.

Édouard Philippe

Édouard Philippe wants to expand the size of the armed forces with a “massification” programming law.

New military programming law focused on “massification” (July 2026).
Increase reservists from 45,000 to 250,000 and volunteers to 50,000 per year.
Mass-produce tactical drones and exceed 100,000 shells a year.
Target 3% of GDP for defence, with no timetable specified.

Raphaël Glucksmann

Raphaël Glucksmann advocates an integrated European defence and increased military aid to Ukraine.

European Defence Fund of €500 billion financed by common borrowing.
Offer European partners an extension of French nuclear deterrence, with France retaining the decision.
Increase military aid to Ukraine “drastically”.
Accelerate industrial production and sharply increase the operational reserve.

David Lisnard

David Lisnard wants to take defence spending beyond 3% of GDP and remain in NATO.

Defence budget between 3% and 3.5% of GDP (2025).
Remain in NATO and reject a common European army.
Modernise nuclear deterrence and oppose disarmament.
Short compulsory national service, in barracks and in uniform.

Bruno Retailleau

Bruno Retailleau aims for €100 billion in defence spending by the end of the five-year term.

White paper as early as 2027 and a programming law reaching €100 billion (July 2026).
Maintain an independent nuclear deterrent and fill shortfalls in munitions and missiles.
Multiply by five the resources devoted to defence artificial intelligence.
Create a territorially based reserve force capable of defending national territory.

Gabriel Attal

Gabriel Attal wants to step up rearmament and make French deterrence a European shield.

Pursue and step up rearmament, with a new white paper within the year (June 2026).
“Advanced” nuclear deterrence, with France as Europe's nuclear umbrella (September 2026).
Cut the armed forces' dependence on non-European supply chains by at least half.
Create a European defence innovation agency modelled on DARPA.

Éric Zemmour

Éric Zemmour advocates a strong national rearmament, according to his 2022 programme.

Defence budget raised to €70 billion by 2030 (2022 programme).
Leave NATO's integrated command (2022 programme).
Reject a European army and any sharing of deterrence (2024 European elections programme).
Two aircraft carriers, twenty frigates and 300 fighter jets in the long term (2022 programme).

Marine Tondelier

The Ecologist programme relies on an autonomous European defence and negotiated nuclear disarmament.

Integrated European military command, under the supervision of the Council of the EU.
Prepare the army for high-intensity warfare: artillery, armoured vehicles, engineers, drones.
Military support for Ukraine, including long-range strike capabilities.
Multilateral nuclear disarmament initiative relaunched with the United Kingdom.

Fabien Roussel

Fabien Roussel opposes the “war economy” and wants to leave NATO's integrated command.

Cancel the planned €36 billion increase in defence spending by 2030.
Exit NATO's integrated command, a first step toward its dissolution (2025).
Ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2025).
Limit the army's overseas deployments to UN mandates (2026).

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan wants to leave NATO and strengthen national capabilities.

Raise the defence budget to 2.5% of GDP.
Leave NATO, “in full agreement with Trump” (September 2026).
Move to 20 frigates and 250 Rafale by 2030, abandon the SCAF.
Three-month compulsory civic national service, with a one-year military option.

Dominique de Villepin

Dominique de Villepin wants a European defence industrial base and an autonomous European pillar.

European defence innovation agency endowed with about $4 billion a year.
European public defence procurement steered by the Commission, with common export rules (March 2026).
Open a discussion with partners on a European nuclear doctrine, without touching French principles.
Strengthen the European pillar so it can stand without NATO.

Nathalie Arthaud

Nathalie Arthaud opposes rearmament and the return of national service.

Reject the €36 billion additional funding for the army and the new aircraft carrier.
Denounces a defence budget that rose from €32 billion to €63 billion between 2017 and 2027 (September 2026).
Opposed to the new “national service” (September 2026).
Denounces arms deliveries to Ukraine (2023).

Karim Bouamrane

Karim Bouamrane promises to increase defence spending, with no costing at this stage.

“I will increase defence spending,” to “avoid war.”
Guarantee credible deterrence and give soldiers the means to carry out their mission.

François Hollande

He wants a European defence led by a core group of states and rejects compulsory national service.

Abolish the Voluntary National Service, deemed costly and militarily of little use.
Create a voluntary civic service of six to twelve months, with no obligation.
Steer defence with a group of six to eight European states.

Natacha Polony

She defends sovereign defence, protected from single-market rules.

Keep defense outside the European single market.
Protect the defence industry as a strategic sector.
Aim for European military autonomy in the face of major powers.

Defence : les propositions des candidats à la présidentielle 2027

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