
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.
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Olivier Faure has led the Socialist Party for almost eight years, a period marked by internal difficulties and successive electoral defeats.
Was it desire or duty that, deep down, motivated this last fight? Maybe a little of both, say Olivier Faure’s friends. At 53, the boss of the Socialists has never been, he says, “obsessed” with the presidential election, any more than he was “born” with the ardent conviction of one day occupying the Élysée Palace. But the first secretary, at the helm of a tormented party for almost eight years, also wanted to have his say in the primary of the great socialist family. “He did not want his years at the head of the party to be completely overlooked,” deciphers one of his relatives. To put an end, too, to this image of a skillful tactician, capable of thwarting bad moves, to show the more fleshed-out image of a candidate for the highest offices. A bet ultimately lost for the fifty-year-old, who had to lose on Sunday evening in the first round, gathering only 14.46% of the votes, against Raphaël Glucksmann (66.13%), Ségolène Royal (7.62%)…
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Olivier Faure could face pressure to leave his post as first secretary of the Socialist Party.
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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.

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.

UDR deputy Gérault Verny tabled a constitutional bill aimed at establishing a budgetary responsibility mechanism by suspending the allowances of ministers and parliamentarians allowing the deficit to slip, while a tense exchange pitted the governor of the Bank of France against Jean-Luc Mélenchon concerning accusations of high treason.

The first round of the socialist primary ends Sunday at 6 p.m. with Raphaël Glucksmann favorite (10-12% voting intentions) against Olivier Faure (3-5%), Ségolène Royal and two outsiders. An electronic vote disrupted by a cyberattack Friday morning was extended until Sunday evening after a normal resumption Friday evening. The candidates agree on pensions but differ on the financing of their promises.
The RN deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy reacted to the revelations about the racist remarks of a parliamentary attaché, describing these individuals as “crazy” infiltrators. He also reiterated his full support for Jordan Bardella in the face of recent media controversies.

The finance committee of the National Assembly rejected several saving measures planned in the 2027 finance bill, in particular the reduction of the tax deduction on retirement pensions.