I have a question about Chevenement being appointed the head of the Muslim relations or whatever.
As much as it is mocked, I've seen references before to Chevenement actually having close ties to the Muslim community. How is that? That seems unlikely given his republican ideology. Is he considered a friend of Muslim because he opposed the Gulf Wars? Is he an associate of Muslims but only like totally secular Uncle Tom Muslims?
You need endorsements from 500 officeholders (usually mayors since there are, you know 36K of them to choose from). You have to collect their signatures and submit them to the Constitutional Council, usually in early March. The official list of candidates is made public in mid-March.
