Since 1er February 2022, the Constitutional Council publishes the list of sponsorships validated for the presidential election. The sponsorship campaign ends at 6 p.m. on March 4. As of March 3, 2022, Nathalie Arthaud, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Anne Hidalgo, Yannick Jadot, Jean Lassalle, Marine Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Valérie Pécresse, Fabien Roussel and Éric Zemmour have all 500 sponsorships.
As of 1er February 2022, the Constitutional Council publishes twice a week on its website the list of validated sponsorships for potential presidential candidates. The official list of candidates who have validated at least 500 sponsorships will be proclaimed by Laurent Fabius, President of the Constitutional Council, on March 7, 2022.
To be a presidential candidate, at least 500 referrals must be received from at least 30 departments, with no more than 10% of them coming from the same department (read more about Vie-publique.fr).