Menton Municipal Elections: Louis Sarkozy Creates a Campaign Financing Association

Louis Sarkozy, son of the former President of the Republic and columnist for LCI and Valeurs actuelles , has created a campaign financing association. This "association for financing the electoral campaign of the list led by Louis Sarkozy for the municipal elections of March 2026 in Menton" (Alpes-Maritimes), was declared on August 11 at the prefecture of the department, according to an announcement published Tuesday, August 19 in the Official Journal of Associations .

The 28-year-old columnist, who bought a pied-à-terre at the beginning of the summer in the town of 30,000 inhabitants where the current right-wing majority is seriously threatened by the National Rally (RN), has still not officially announced his candidacy.

Louis Sarkozy stated in May that his decision had "not been made." "Between the RN and LFI, like any sensible Frenchman, I would vote for the RN, but I don't have much faith in this party, I am wary of many of their promises which I find exaggerated," he explained at a book signing in this seaside resort on the Côte d'Azur.

Close to LR, the current mayor of Menton, Yves Juhel, whose record has been criticized and who is the subject of a judicial investigation for embezzlement in the management of ports, had then declared himself open to any alliance likely to block the RN's path.

In June 2024, MP Alexandra Masson (RN) was re-elected in the first round in the constituency, with 55.6% of the vote in Menton itself.