candidate profile
François Ruffin
Debout !. Declared candidacy.
Programme published: Nous Président ! – Cahiers de campagne (site nouspresident.fr).
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Proposals
Economic model claimed
« Travaillisme écologique » (ecological labourism): mobilise capital and labour, on Roosevelt's model, for a planned ecological reconstruction; reduce the trade deficit (fossil fuels, imported goods) and reinvest those sums in France for jobs; decarbonisation is meant to free up fiscal room.
« Notre méthode, face à ce défi, c’est le travaillisme écologique. Notre modèle, c’est ce qu’a fait le président américain Roosevelt. Dès 1942, engagé dans la guerre contre le Japon fasciste et l’Allemagne nazie, lui canalise tous les capitaux, la main-d’œuvre, les talents, les énergies des États-Unis en une direction : remporter la guerre. Nous devons aujourd’hui opérer le même basculement, la même mobilisation générale face au réchauffement climatique, face au défi écologique. »
Translation by the editorsOur method, in the face of this challenge, is ecological labourism. Our model is what the American president Roosevelt did. From 1942, engaged in the war against fascist Japan and Nazi Germany, he channels all the capital, the workforce, the talents, the energies of the United States in one direction: winning the war. Today we must carry out the same shift, the same general mobilisation in the face of global warming, in the face of the ecological challenge.
nouspresident.fr, cahier « Face au chantier du siècle : pour un travaillisme écologique ».« La réduction du déficit commercial peut être notre boussole pour reconstruire une société plus écologique, économiquement et socialement plus durable. […] Réduire ces importations, c’est autant d’argent à réinvestir pour reconstruire une économie écologique sur notre territoire, et créer des emplois. »
Translation by the editorsReducing the trade deficit can be our compass for rebuilding a society that is more ecological, economically and socially more sustainable. […] Reducing these imports means that much money to reinvest in rebuilding an ecological economy on our territory, and creating jobs.
nouspresident.fr, cahier « Face au chantier du siècle : pour un travaillisme écologique ».« Tourner cette page est donc une urgence climatique, économique et sociale. Investir dans la décarbonation permettra de dégager des marges de manœuvre budgétaires pour améliorer nos conditions de vie. »
Translation by the editorsTurning this page is therefore a climate, economic and social emergency. Investing in decarbonisation will free up fiscal room for manoeuvre to improve our living conditions.
nouspresident.fr, cahier « Face au chantier du siècle : pour un travaillisme écologique ».
Announced effects
Effects announced by the candidate, not checked by the editors. They are not added to any amount on the site.
- 500,000 to 800,000 jobs by reinvesting the fossil fuel bill in France« Si l’on parvenait à s’émanciper complètement des énergies fossiles importées et à réinvestir ces sommes dans notre économie, nous pourrions créer entre 500 000 et 800 000 emplois ! »
Translation by the editorsIf we managed to free ourselves completely from imported fossil fuels and to reinvest those sums in our economy, we could create between 500,000 and 800,000 jobs!
nouspresident.fr, cahier « Face au chantier du siècle : pour un travaillisme écologique ».no amount - More than 250,000 jobs (direct and indirect) through housing renovation« Ces +20 milliards d’euros par an impliquent environ 200 000 emplois supplémentaires dans la filière, principalement dans les entreprises de travaux, mais également dans la distribution et la fabrication (des isolants, ouvertures et systèmes de chauffage). Soit au total plus de 250 000 ETP supplémentaires en incluant les emplois indirects (services aux entreprises de la filière, véhicules et outillages, etc.). »
Translation by the editorsThese +20 billion euros a year imply about 200,000 additional jobs in the sector, mainly in construction firms, but also in distribution and manufacturing (of insulation, doors and windows and heating systems). That is, in total, more than 250,000 additional FTEs including indirect jobs (services to the sector's businesses, vehicles and tools, etc.).
nouspresident.fr, cahier « Face à la crise du logement : faire sauter le verrou ».250,000 full-time equivalent jobs (for +€20bn of works a year) - Tax and social contribution revenue generated by renovation work« En effet, plus de 95% des revenus supplémentaires sont générés en France selon l’Ademe, ce qui aboutit à des ratios d’emplois élevés et à des recettes fiscales et sociales massives liées à ces investissements. »
Translation by the editorsIndeed, more than 95% of the additional income is generated in France according to Ademe, which results in high job ratios and massive tax and social contribution revenue linked to these investments.
nouspresident.fr, cahier « Face à la crise du logement : faire sauter le verrou ».no amount - Health costs avoided by renovating a third of energy-inefficient homes« À l’échelle du pays, rénover un tiers des passoires thermiques (1,3 million de logements) permettrait d’éviter près de 10 milliards d’euros de coûts économiques et sociaux, liés aux personnes malades du froid et de l’humidité de leur logement. »
Translation by the editorsAcross the country, renovating a third of energy-inefficient homes (1.3 million dwellings) would avoid nearly 10 billion euros of economic and social costs linked to people made ill by the cold and damp of their homes.
nouspresident.fr, cahier « Face au chantier du siècle : pour un travaillisme écologique ».10 €bn (period not specified)
Recent interventions5
Recent interviews, op-eds and speeches with programmatic content, by the candidate or by associates. Quotes are copied word for word from the source.
"Nous n'avons qu'une réponse policière" à la mobilisation lycéenne, accuse François Ruffin, malgré l'annonce du recrutement de 3 000 professeurs remplaçants
François Ruffin
- Abolition of Parcoursup
« Je demande la suppression de Parcoursup. »
Translation by the editorsI call for the abolition of Parcoursup.
Grid lever: Access to higher education- No job cuts in the 2027 national education budget
« il n'y aura pas de suppression de poste dans le prochain budget de l'Éducation nationale »
Translation by the editorsthere will be no job cuts in the next national education budget
Grid lever: Numbers and pay of civil servants- Research tax credit called into question
« On met 7 milliards d'euros sur le crédit d'impôt recherche, dont des tas de rapports disent que c'est du gaspillage, qu'on n'en mesure pas l'efficacité. »
Translation by the editorsWe put 7 billion euros into the research tax credit, which loads of reports say is a waste, that its effectiveness isn't measured.
Grid lever: Tax and social security expenditures- Pacte Dutreil called into question
« Vous avez ensuite l'exonération partielle lors des transmissions d'entreprises individuelles, c'est-à-dire le pacte Dutreil, dont on sait que c'est un gâchis au moins pour la moitié, sinon pour les deux tiers. »
Translation by the editorsThen you have the partial exemption on transfers of sole proprietorships, that is to say the pacte Dutreil, which we know is a waste for at least half of it, if not two thirds.
Grid lever: Inheritance and gift tax
Quotes checked on 13 October 2026.
Le député de la Somme François Ruffin a déposé une proposition de résolution appelant à un moratoire de cinq ans sur les data centers non européens
François Ruffin
- Five-year moratorium on non-European data centres
« il faut mettre ça sur pause pour ce qui est des data centers non souverains, chinois et des Gafam »
Translation by the editorswe have to put that on pause as far as non-sovereign data centres are concerned, Chinese ones and those of the Gafam
- Farmland, water and energy consumed by data centres
« On a des centres de données qui mangent des centaines de terrains agricoles, qui ont une priorité sur l'accès à l'eau, qui vont aussi manger de l'énergie et pour moins cher »
Translation by the editorsWe have data centres that eat up hundreds of plots of farmland, that have priority for access to water, that are also going to eat up energy, and at a lower price
Quotes checked on 13 October 2026.
FORUM BFMTV - Crise des carburants: François Ruffin, député de la Somme et candidat “Debout” à l'élection présidentielle, est pour "une taxe flottante"
François Ruffin
- Floating tax on fuel
« une taxe flottante »
Translation by the editorsa floating tax
Grid lever: Taxes on fuel and energy
Quotes checked on 13 October 2026.
François Ruffin : « Le moyen de sortir de la crise climatique, c’est le travail »
François Ruffin
- Renovation of energy-inefficient homes, at the heart of « travaillisme écologique » (ecological labourism)
« Si on veut en finir avec les 5 millions de passoires thermiques, c’est du travail. »
Translation by the editorsIf we want to put an end to the 5 million energy-inefficient homes, that’s work.
Grid lever: Energy renovations per year- A list of 100 products on which to regain self-sufficiency
« Il faut donc décider les 100 produits sur lesquels on veut retrouver notre autonomie. »
Translation by the editorsSo we have to decide the 100 products on which we want to regain our self-sufficiency.
Grid lever: Industrial aid and reshoring- Farm subsidies redirected towards working farmers and services rendered
« Il est évident que les aides doivent aller bien davantage à l’individu et aux services agronomiques qui sont rendus à la société qu’à la production et à l’hectare. »
Translation by the editorsIt is obvious that subsidies must go much more to the individual and to the agronomic services rendered to society than to production and per hectare.
Grid lever: Common Agricultural Policy- Labour immigration: rejection of selection by employers
« ce n’est pas au Medef de décider qui on doit faire venir, qui on laisse entrer comme immigré dans notre pays. »
Translation by the editorsit is not for the Medef to decide who we should bring in, who we let into our country as immigrants.
Grid lever: Labour immigration and residence permits
Quotes checked on 13 October 2026.
Le RN ciblé, "horizons communs", "grande transformation" écologique… Ce qu'il faut retenir du débat entre François Ruffin et Dominique de Villepin
François Ruffin
- Opposition to the carbon tax
« la taxe carbone, ça n'a pas marché dans la population »
Translation by the editorsthe carbon tax didn't work with the population
Grid lever: Carbon price- Trade policy against free trade
« Il faut passer d'une mondialisation malheureuse à une démondialisation heureuse »
Translation by the editorsWe must move from an unhappy globalisation to a happy deglobalisation
Grid lever: Free trade agreements (Mercosur)- Large companies and billionaires taxed at least as much as everyone else
« On doit avoir comme objectif minimal que les firmes paient autant d'impôts que le boucher du coin. On doit avoir comme objectif que les milliardaires ne paient pas moins d'impôts en proportion que leur secrétaire ou que les infirmières »
Translation by the editorsWe must have as a minimum objective that firms pay as much tax as the local butcher. We must have as an objective that billionaires do not pay less tax, proportionally, than their secretary or than nurses
Grid lever: Corporate income tax
Quotes checked on 13 October 2026.
Campaign
Schedule14
Upcoming
No announced event recorded to date.
The past 60 days
- Main guest on LCI's political programme, at 9 pmLCI · broadcastSource: Debout!, 13 October 2026
- Political guest on « La Matinale »franceinfo · broadcastSource: franceinfo, 9 October 2026
- Announcement of the tabling of a motion for a resolution for a five-year moratorium on non-sovereign data centresParis, National Assembly · press conferenceSources: franceinfo, 9 October 2026; Le Nouvel Obs, 12 October 2026
- Visit to the Sommet de l'ÉlevageCournon-d'Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme) · visitSource: Le Nouvel Obs, 12 October 2026
- Meeting with protesting upper secondary school pupils and joint press briefing with Dominique de VillepinParis · press conferenceSources: 20 Minutes, 6 October 2026; L'Humanité, 5 October 2026
See the 9 other past events
- Guest of Sonia MabroukBFMTV · broadcastSources: François Ruffin (site du député), 1 October 2026; BFMTV, 1 October 2026
- Guest on « Bonjour ! La Matinale TF1 », facing Alba VenturaTF1 · broadcastSource: TF1 Info, 29 September 2026
- Visit on housing, with a tenants' association and unions from 13 HabitatMarseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) · visitSource: La Provence, 25 September 2026
- BFMTV forum « Vie chère, carburant : jusqu'où tiendront les Français ? »BFMTV · broadcastSource: BFMTV, 23 September 2026
- Guest on the programme « Face aux Outre-mer »Outre-mer La 1ère and France TV · broadcastSources: Outre-mer La 1ère (franceinfo), 22 September 2026; France TV, 22 September 2026
- Campaign rallyFête de l'Humanité, Debout ! stand · rallySources: L'Humanité, 12 September 2026; Le Figaro, 13 September 2026
- Public meeting « Pour un travaillisme écologique », with Sophie Taillé-PolianSaint-Médard-en-Jalles (Gironde) · rallySource: Debout!, 13 October 2026
- Guest on « RTL Matin »RTL · broadcastSources: LCP - Assemblée nationale, 9 September 2026; François Ruffin (site du député), 9 September 2026
- « Libé 2027 » debate with Dominique de Villepin, organised by Libération in partnership with BFMParis, Académie du Climat (Climate Academy) · debateSources: BFMTV, 2 September 2026; franceinfo, 3 September 2026
Schedule as of 23 October 2026. Events that ended more than 60 days ago are no longer shown.
Career and transparency
Career
3 elected offices, 3 posts, 1 qualification, 3 occupations · current: MP for the Somme (1st constituency), 17th legislature
Elected offices
- from 21 June 2017 to 21 June 2022MP for the Somme (1st constituency), 15th legislatureSource: Assemblée nationale, 13 October 2026
- from 22 June 2022 to 9 June 2024MP for the Somme (1st constituency), 16th legislatureSource: Assemblée nationale, 13 October 2026
- since 8 July 2024MP for the Somme (1st constituency), 17th legislatureSource: Assemblée nationale, 13 October 2026
Posts
- from 30 June 2017 to 21 June 2022Secretary of the Economic Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, 15th legislature (successive appointments)Source: Assemblée nationale, 13 October 2026
- from 9 October 2019 to 24 June 2020Co-rapporteur of the fact-finding mission on personal assistance servicesSource: Assemblée nationale, 13 October 2026
- President of Debout!, a national political platformSources: Debout!, 13 October 2026; Reporterre, 9 September 2026
Education
- 2003Centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ), ParisSource: France 24, 5 May 2018
Occupation
- since 1999Journalist (« reporter » according to the National Assembly), founder of the newspaper Fakir in AmiensSources: France 24, 5 May 2018; franceinfo, 2 December 2016; Assemblée nationale, 13 October 2026
- since 2016Documentary film-maker (« Merci patron ! », released in 2016, César for best documentary film in 2017)Source: franceinfo, 24 February 2017
- since January 2019Film production for the cinema, as a sole trader (activity declared to the HATVP, the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life)Source: HATVP, 9 September 2024
Transparency
4 declarations to the HATVP
Declarations to the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP)
We link to the declarations published by the HATVP, without reproducing their content.
- 21 January 2025Declaration of substantial change in interests and activitiesMP for the Somme
- 21 January 2025Declaration of substantial change in assets (available for consultation at the prefecture)MP for the Somme
- 9 September 2024Declaration of interests and activitiesMP for the Somme, 17th legislature
- 26 July 2024Declaration of assets (available for consultation at the prefecture)MP for the Somme, 17th legislature
Campaign accounts
Nothing recorded to date.
Justice
Nothing recorded to date.
Criminal proceedings in which the person is personally implicated, either ongoing or whose latest decision is less than ten years old, acquittals and dismissals (non-lieux) included. Each step rests on an official decision or statement, or on at least two reference media outlets citing the decision. No mere complaint, no suspicion, no investigative article without a decision.
Nothing recorded to date.