Gabriel Attal is emerging as the Macronist heir apparent, with his 2027 French presidential odds surging from 11¢ to 42¢ — a 31-point spike that signals serious money backing the young former prime minister. The move comes as polls show far-right candidates Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen leading the race, creating urgency for center-right consolidation. Recent polling data reveals Attal polling around 19% for first-round support, trailing only Édouard Philippe (16-19%) among potential centrist candidates. The 36-year-old protégé of Emmanuel Macron held a campaign "foretaste" event in Saint-Denis last April, positioning himself as the candidate who can unite Macron's fractured coalition. With the presidential majority "weakened by a tiring sequence" according to recent analysis, the market is pricing in Attal as the centrists' best shot at preventing a far-right presidency.