
Raphaël Glucksmann won the primary of the non-Melenchonist left and the journalist Natacha Polony made her candidacy official.
Raphaël Glucksmann wins the primary of the non-Melenchonist left with 66.17% of the votes for the 2027 presidential election, while journalist Natacha Polony formalizes her candidacy.
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French presidential elections scheduled for 2027.
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.
Presidential 2027: “I am a candidate”, announces journalist Natacha Polony
The essayist and former director of the weekly Marianne made her candidacy official this Wednesday on France Inter. “I feel that the situation obliges me,” she says.

In the Social Affairs Committee, deputies approved the extension of the “soda tax” to sugary and ultra-processed products for 2027, as well as the Nutri-Score obligation and a progressive ban on the sale of tobacco.

The RN demands the resignation of the governor of the Bank of France Emmanuel Moulin. En parallèle, Marine Tondelier reprend sa campagne, Marine Le Pen conteste l'aide à l'Ukraine et Jean-Luc Mélenchon présente ses mesures budgétaires.

For her first press conference at the White House, the new spokesperson for the Trump Administration, Katie Zacharia, showed nervousness and dodged a question on Ukraine in front of conservative media.

Amir Reza-Tofighi announces that he will stay in France if LFI wins the presidential election, in reaction to Patrick Martin's comments. At the same time, a decree reallocates more than 400 million euros from the budget towards aid for farmers, while the budgetary debate continues in the Assembly.

The National Rally demands the resignation of the governor of the Bank of France Emmanuel Moulin. At the same time, Marine Tondelier resumes her presidential campaign, Gabriel Attal criticizes Marine Le Pen's position on aid to Ukraine, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon presents his economic measures.

Traveling to Brussels, Marine Le Pen announced the National Rally's plan to reduce the French contribution to the European budget by 11 billion euros and to stop financial aid to Ukraine after six months. A position which sparked strong criticism from Gabriel Attal.