“Now we must move forward”: Olivier Faure wishes “victory” for Raphaël Glucksmann in the presidential election

He will be behind Raphaël Glucksmann. A week after his defeat in the left-wing primary, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, shows his support for Raphaël Glucksmann for the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with Le Parisien, Saturday October 17, he assures that he wants to put himself at the service of the Public Place candidate, while calling for a broader gathering of the left.

“Now we must move forward”

“I wish him victory as President of the Republic,” he declared to Le Parisien. A first speech since his defeat, during which the deputy for Seine-et-Marne also returned to the tensions which marked the campaign. Despite their disagreements (notably on the relationship with La France insoumise), Olivier Faure explains that he wants to overcome divisions: “There may have been tensions between us. They were not linked to the desire to fight or to a personal conflict but to differences that we share and which do honor to the democratic debate,” he testifies.

According to the interview, the two men spoke on Wednesday: “Meetings are planned between the management of Place publique and the PS in the coming days to organize his entry into the presidential campaign,” specifies Olivier Faure. The first secretary also promises to mobilize the resources of the Socialist Party, including financial resources, in the service of the candidate. “The main transmitter, from now on, is Raphaël,” he recognizes, ensuring that he wants to bring together beyond his own party “all those who cannot resign themselves to the victory of Marine Le Pen”.

A rally of the left, but not at any price

“We cannot lead a policy of transformation without the rest of the left,” he insists. Olivier Faure thus wishes to quickly open discussions with environmentalists, former rebels François Ruffin and Clémentine Autain, as well as with the communists.

On the other hand, the socialist is more reserved towards François Hollande and Bernard Cazeneuve, whom he accuses of seeking rapprochement with the center right: “François Hollande has made proposals which demonstrate a very clear opening towards the center right with social VAT, retirement at 63, restrictions on family reunification. We cannot take these measures again. »

Olivier Faure rules out any resignation

If the first secretary of the PS says he is ready to support his former opponent, he does not intend to leave the leadership of his party. Asked about the calls for his resignation made by certain socialists after his defeat, he distinguished the two ballots: “We voted not to elect a First Secretary but to nominate a candidate for the presidential election,” he recalled, emphasizing that the Socialist Party remains sovereign, particularly in view of the legislative elections.