
With 66.17% of the votes, the social democratic MEP will now have to bring together his competitors and face François Hollande
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The left's primary aims to nominate a single candidate for the 2027 presidential election, outside of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's movement. More than 140,000 people have registered, many of whom are not part of a party.
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2027 presidential election: winner of the primary in the first round, Raphaël Glucksmann becomes the candidate of the non-Melenchonist left
PORTRAIT - The MEP largely won the primary on Sunday evening with 66.17% of the votes. If he succeeded in his bet, the social democrat will now have to bring together his beaten competitors, notably Olivier Faure and Ségolène Royal, and face competition from former president François Hollande.
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Raphaël Glucksmann will have to face François Hollande in the first round of the 2027 presidential election if he decides to run
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Olivier Faure and Ségolène Royal will call on their supporters to rally behind Glucksmann after their defeat in the primary
Likely · Within days

Raphaël Glucksmann won the primary of the non-Mélenchonist left with more than 66% of the votes in the first round, becoming the designated candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Olivier Faure congratulated his opponent without conviction, while François Hollande welcomed a score which clarifies a political line and initiates a unitary approach.
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Raphaël Glucksmann won the socialist primary with 66.17% of the vote, becoming the candidate of the social democratic left in the French presidential election. He is well ahead of Olivier Faure and says he wants to turn the page on macronism, prevent the far right and change life.

Olivier Faure, first secretary of the Socialist Party, was eliminated in the first round of the Socialist primary with 14.46% of the votes, far behind Raphaël Glucksmann (66.13%) and Ségolène Royal (7.62%), ending his candidacy for the presidential election after eight years at the head of the party.

Raphaël Glucksmann won the Socialist Party primary with 66% of the votes, well ahead of Olivier Faure, Ségolène Royal, Jérôme Guedj and Emmanuel Maurel. Despite attacks during televised debates and a cyberattack that disrupted electronic voting, he calls for unity and mobilization for victory in 2027.