Michel Barnier for President?

[Doug]

Yes [mention]MAD87[/mention] seen this week that Ms rating is going up a lot.
I always thought that he said he would only stand once?
But others in the past have said that.

[Spardo]

[mention]MAD87[/mention]

Then there's Macron - I don't discount giving him my vote.

Me too, if I had one, Barnier I know of course though I think he allowed the UK to get away with too much in his negotiating, as for the rest, Le Pen apart, I don't know enough.

When I had a vote (Europeans) I always supported Modem, which then threw in its lot with Macron.

I know Macron has gone back on some things, but the worst I can say about him is his disaster of the national speed limits. Not so much imposing 80 in the first place, I got used to that, but in not either keeping it or reversing it nationally too. Total mess now with the departements allowed to decide for themselves but also making the changes piecemeal. Expensive too, on my recent trip down to the Lot, in the new 90 sections they have to have a brand new sign after every road junction.

[Loup-garou]

There is a significant anti EU element in France and I doubt Barnier would be an attractive option to them.

[rsm]

Barnier is too old and still connected with sarkozy in peoples minds.