French presidential candidate Maxime Verner, who has Armenian roots, has already collected 432 out of 500 recommendation signatures of Mayors.

He has to collect another 68 by Friday – the last day of sending application, says candidate’s website. He will also address the Constitutional Council of France on Thursday.

The young man came to politics at the age of 18 and considers himself neither left nor right, Nouvelles d`Arménie reports.