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French presidential candidate Glucksmann says 'battle begins' to unite fragmented left

Cover image: Raphaël Glucksmann delivers a speech after the announcement of the result for the first round of voting in the left-wing primary on October 11, 2026. © Romain Perrocheau, AFP

French presidential candidate Raphaël Glucksmann said Monday that the "battle begins" to revive the country's divided left ahead of the 2027 election. The EU lawmaker was elected Sunday as the centre-left candidate with more than 66 percent of the vote.

French presidential candidate Raphaël Glucksmann declared Monday that the "battle begins" as he launched a bid to unite a fragmented left ahead of next year's election, hours after he was flour-bombed by a protester.

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