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Ségolène Royal had announced that she wanted to win the socialist ticket in the next presidential election. She was defeated in the second round of the 2007 presidential election.
She officially obtained her ticket to take part in the “closed primary” of the socialist space which will take place in the fall. Ségolène Royal, who announced on Friday July 10 that she wanted to win the socialist ticket in the next presidential election, announced this Sunday that she had obtained the necessary sponsorship to participate.
“These are sponsorships […] which represent very different sensitivities within the Socialist Party”, affirmed on LCI the former minister, aged 72, beaten in the second round of the 2007 presidential election. “I did not know that it would come so quickly, it proves that I have kept a lot of friendships within the PS”, she adds.
What role does she intend to play in this campaign? “I want to restore order and dignity to the France house which has been very damaged in recent years,” she summarized, without revealing many proposals at this stage.
Six other candidates declared in the primary
Friday, traveling to the agricultural fair in Châlons-en-Champagne (Marne), she highlighted the fact that she had “nothing to prove”, “no political career to pursue”, unlike many contenders for the Élysée.
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The candidates, some of whom are already known, will have until September 15 at 11:59 p.m. to submit their sponsorship certificates. They must be supported either by at least 15 full members of the National Council, or by 10 parliamentarians, or by 50 mayors and presidents of metropolises or other urban communities from at least 5 departments and 3 regions, or even, with the same geographical diversity, by 50 regional or departmental councilors...
Besides Ségolène Royal, six other candidates have been declared for the primary, which will take place in two rounds on October 9-10 and 16-17: the boss of Place publique Raphaël Glucksmann; that of PS Olivier Faure; the socialist deputies Philippe Brun and Jérôme Guedj; the former mayor of Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir) Fabien Verdier, and the leader of the small Republican and Socialist Left (GRS) party Emmanuel Maurel.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ségolène Royal will actively participate in the socialist primary campaign by October 2026
Very likely · Within months
The socialist primary will take place on the scheduled dates of October 9-10 and 16-17, 2026
Very likely · Within months

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