Judo champion shakes up French presidential race with surprise candidacy

BBC News Sunday 15 November 2026, 00:06 UTC 1 min read

Key Points

Teddy Riner is one of the most popular figures in modern-day France, and one in five voters say they could support him.

Judo (ORG) French (ORG) Teddy Riner (PERSON) France (LOCATION)

Originally published by BBC News Read original →

Deputy prime minister says change would be a massive step but ‘deserves proper consideration and scrutiny’ The government has said it will consider calls to change the age of consent after a woman waived her right to anonymity to publicly claim she was raped by Russell Brand as a 16-year-old schoolgirl. Mia Latter, now 37, alleged she had been orally raped by the jailed comedian when she was a teenager and he was 30 years old.

The Guardian World 28m ago

Judo champion shakes up French presidential race with surprise candidacy

Related Stories

UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand

UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand

UK government to consider changing age of consent after allegations against Russell Brand

Judo champion shakes up French presidential race with surprise candidacy