Bolloré Forms Christian Think Tank Before French Election

French billionaire Vincent Bolloré has created a Christian-inspired think tank with other wealthy business leaders to propose a conservative agenda ahead of the country’s presidential election next year.

The Institut de l’Espérance, or Institute of Hope, has met regularly for the last year and created a manifesto that includes public spending cuts, rolling back abortion protections and measures to curb immigration, according to people close to the organization and a copy of the manifesto dated this month, seen by Bloomberg News. The people asked not to be identified discussing specifics of the group’s plans, which are still private.