Politics · France · 4 hrs ago
Raphaël Glucksmann wins French centre-left presidential primary
Raphaël Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament and leader of the Place Publique movement, won France’s centre-left presidential primary on Sunday.
He received more than 66% of the vote in a contest organized by the Socialist Party and its centre-left allies, with just over 120,000 people taking part.
Socialist leader Olivier Faure finished second with about 14.5%.
Glucksmann says he wants to offer a democratic left that breaks with the influence of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his France Unbowed party, and he rules out an alliance with it.
He must now try to bring the divided left together for France’s 2027 presidential election.
Polls cited in the coverage put him behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is leading the race.
The primary result names the candidate backed by the organizing parties, but the election campaign and the contest for the presidency are still ahead.
Raphaël Glucksmann won the French centre-left presidential primary on October 11, 2026, with more than 66% of the vote.
The primary selected the candidate to be supported by the Socialist Party and its centre-left allies in the 2027 presidential election.
More than 120,000 people took part, according to reports from organizers and news outlets.
Glucksmann said he would seek to unite the democratic left and defeat the far right.
He opposes an alliance with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed party, while Socialist leader Olivier Faure has been open to one.
- Who
- Raphaël Glucksmann, founder of Place Publique and a member of the European Parliament.
- What
- He won the centre-left primary to become the presidential candidate backed by the Socialists and their allies.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- France; the primary result was announced in Paris.
- Why
- The primary selected a candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
Raphaël Glucksmann
Olivier Faure
Approach to France Unbowed
Raphaël Glucksmann
Glucksmann opposes an alliance with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party.
Olivier Faure
Faure has been open to alliances with Mélenchon’s party.
Primary result
Raphaël Glucksmann
Glucksmann won with more than 66% of the vote.
Olivier Faure
Faure received about 14.5%.
The centre-left primary was held, with more than 120,000 people participating.
Glucksmann won in the first round with more than 66% of the vote.
Glucksmann called for unity and said he would be the candidate of the democratic left.
- Glucksmann's vote share
- 66.13% according to Le Monde EN; more than 66% in other reports
- Turnout
- Just over 120,000 participants
- Runner-up
- Olivier Faure, with 14.48% according to Le Monde EN
- Election targeted
- France's 2027 presidential election
- Glucksmann's party
- Place Publique
What people are saying
I am the candidate who stands for a break with Macronism, the candidate who stands for a break with Jean-Luc Melenchon’s hegemony over the French left, the candidate who can defeat our long-standing enemy – the far right
We have a candidate, we must now forge a spirit of victory together.
very disappointed
C'est la victoire de tous ceux qui croient qu'il faut une gauche démocratique dans notre pays
Posts on X
Ce soir nous avons gagné ensemble cette primaire. Merci à celles et ceux qui nous ont fait confiance, à toutes celles et tous ceux qui ont fait campagne avec cœur et détermination. Ce résultat dit quelque chose de puissant : une gauche fidèle à ses valeurs peut rassembler,
Sources
Raphaël Glucksmann, vainqueur de la primaire socialiste : "On/Off", épisode 3
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