
Former President François Hollande called on his camp to broaden its base after Raphaël Glucksmann's victory in the social-democratic primary, believing that the union should not be limited to socialists alone to win the next presidential election.
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François Hollande spoke during the centenary of the National Union of Municipal Social Action Centers, the day after Raphaël Glucksmann's victory in the social democratic primary with 66% of the votes.
This is, according to him, necessary to win the next presidential election. Former President François Hollande called on his camp, Monday October 12, to "expand" its base, the day after Raphaël Glucksmann's victory in the Social Democratic primary. Speaking at the centenary of the National Union of Municipal Social Action Centers, François Hollande was delighted "to see a party choose a line and therefore stick to it", given the large success of the MEP (66%), holding a very assertive anti-LFI line. “But the union cannot be the union of socialists alone,” warned the former head of state.
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