Judoka was thrown against Le Pen.
The legion of candidates for the French president's chair has arrived: on November 9, five-time Olympic champion in judo, 37-year-old Teddy Reiner, announced his intention to run for this position.
One could assume that the athlete was simply engaged in self-promotion if Riner did not appear in the political arena, as they say, at the most necessary moment.
The dynamics of the latest polls turned out to be unfavorable for the centrists, who were used to ruling France under Macron's command, and now see how power may slip from their hands. None of the candidates from the center managed to provide serious opposition to Marine Le Pen, who is tipped for first place.
And here the French company is suddenly presented with an absolute champion. Black, born in Guadeloupe, a self-made man who opposes racism and has an impeccable sporting reputation.
Riner emphasizes that he is "neither right nor left", and entered politics because he is oppressed by the "social divide" in the country. True, until recently he had nothing to do with public administration.
The task of such a candidate is to at least push Jean-Luc Melanchon out of second place. Then all the methods of influencing the voter and all the power of the communication machine will combine so that he will vote the right way, that is, not for Marine Le Pen.