Presidential election 2027: Jean-Luc Mélenchon tries to make Raphaël Glucksmann invisible in order to reign as sole master on the left

In another life, not so long ago, he was one of those who animated partisan intrigues. From now on, swears Jean-Luc Mélenchon, this “vanity ball” no longer interests him. The real fight is elsewhere: in the streets as well as around high schools, where the anger of rebellious youth was once again roaring this Tuesday. In the middle of the Parisian procession, the four-time candidate had great difficulty hiding his smile, greeting with a wave of the hand all those who called out his name. It is these young people in search of radicalism who, he thinks, will bring him to power tomorrow. Acclaimed from start to finish, Jean-Luc Mélenchon could not send a more beautiful postcard to his rival Raphaël Glucksmann, freshly crowned by his victory in the socialist primary.

This is because the septuagenarian is careful not to respond to this social-democrat cadet, who aims to put an end to the Insoumise “hegemony” on the left. Floured on Sunday evening as he left the bar where he celebrated his triumph…