Marine Tondelier
Marine Tondelier is a French politician who has served as the national secretary (leader) of the green political party Europe Écologie Les Verts (EELV) since December 2022. She previously served as a municipal councilor in Hénin-Beaumont and was a candidate for the French National Assembly in the 2022 legislative elections. Her role focuses on coordinating the party's strategy and representing its environmentalist platform in national politics.
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Sep 27, 2026
Lean Left
The Green leader and presidential candidate denounced a Charlie Hebdo caricature depicting her giving birth as misogynistic.
The PS stands with her against sexist media treatment of women politicians, and this reinforces the left's broader argument that the mainstream press normalizes misogyny under the cover of satire.
Sep 12, 2026
Lean Left
Mocked by Daniel Schneidermann for failing to answer a quiz question about Georges Pompidou on LCI, he defended her by asking whether knowing Pompidou matters more than understanding climate change.
Socialists defend her as a serious ecologist focused on the climate emergency, not as an entertainer on a trivia show, and see the mockery as a sexist distraction from real policy.
Sep 6, 2026
Lean Right
Green candidate also campaigning at the Lille braderie, part of the multi-candidate field.
For LR, Tondelier's green agenda is often dismissed as too costly and disconnected from local realities, especially on energy.
Sep 6, 2026
Lean Left
Green leader backs inheritance tax increase alongside Glucksmann.
Her support signals left unity on taxing the rich, but socialists want stronger action.
Sep 6, 2026
Far Left
Proposed a law to ban lying in politics, after a senator admitted spreading a fake news about a pesticide on TV.
Although from a rival left party, LFI notes this targets the systemic dishonesty of the macronie and echoes the need for political integrity.
Sep 4, 2026
Lean Right
The Green candidate for 2027, who announced her pregnancy in March, gives an interview about campaigning while expecting, with delivery imminent.
Her candidacy is a sideshow for LR voters, who view her as part of the left coalition that undermines Retailleau's chances, but her visible pregnancy humanizes a rival in a way that might soften criticism.
Aug 29, 2026
Far Left
Debated at Medef, presenting the ecologist program on economy and sovereignty.
LFI views her as the face of a compromised green left that fails to break with capitalism, offering only tepid reform.
Aug 23, 2026
Lean Right
Mélenchon publicly invited her to bring EELV's support, but also mocked the Greens and Socialists for their lack of strategy and candidates this far out.
LRs see Tondelier and the Green leadership as convenient allies of Mélenchon's left-wing bloc, whose environmental radicalism threatens rural and industrial jobs and further destabilizes the political center.
Aug 23, 2026
Far Left
The EELV national secretary is under pressure to withdraw her presidential candidacy in favor of Jean-Luc Mélenchon at their summer universities, with LFI leaders pushing for a quick decision.
LFI sees Tondelier's hesitation as a hurdle to building the united left bloc needed to beat the RN in 2027.
Aug 22, 2026
Far Left
Les écologistes se réunissent à Grenoble et restent tiraillés entre les différentes gauches pour la présidentielle.
Pour LFI, son refus de choisir clairement un camp affaiblit le front populaire et laisse la porte ouverte à une candidature autonome qui dispersera les voix.