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November 10, 2026

Gabriel Attal: the French presidential candidate wooing the tech world

Former prime minister Gabriel Attal is proposing an economic doctrine based on “innovation capitalism”. Will he succeed in convincing tech founders and VCs?


Gabriel Attal speaking at France Digitale Day in Paris. Credit: David Arous

Last month former French prime minister and candidate for the upcoming presidential election Gabriel Attal was spotted walking around the Paris headquarters of AI model maker and national tech darling Mistral, distributing handshakes and confidently smiling for official pictures with CEO Arthur Mensch.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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