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Raphaël Glucksmann wins French left-wing primary with 66% of vote

Raphaël Glucksmann will be the centre-left candidate for France's 2027 presidential election following a crushing victory on Sunday, with 66.13% of the vote, positioning himself as the left's main alternative to hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

France 24 · 6h ago

The Guardian view on the French left: division makes Marine Le Pen’s path to the Élysée more straightforward

Editorial: Two years ago, progressive parties allied to see off the far right in a parliamentary election. Ahead of a seismic presidential election, that unity is missing

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25

Centre-left Glucksmann enters French presidential race as left tries to unite

French centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann has announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election, seeking to challenge hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon to lead France's fractured left, as a campaign increasingly dominated by the far right takes shape.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 24

Why Does France Want the Statue of Liberty Back—138 Years After Gifting It to the US?

A French politician has suggested the US return the Statue of Liberty, citing a decline in American democratic values.

International Business Times UK · Mar 18, 2025

Conservatives Taunt the French After Lawmaker Calls for Statue of Liberty to Be Returned: 'We Should Give France Back to Germany'

MAGA supporters are mocking the French after a politician asked for the Statue of Liberty back, saying it was not meant for those who sided with "tyrants."

Latin Times · Mar 17, 2025

Raphaël Glucksmann, the man who revived France’s centre-left

Raphaël Glucksmann, co-founder of the centre-left Place Publique party, emerged from a surprisingly strong showing in the June 9 European elections to find himself a key member of a new leftist alliance in France – one hastily forged to battle the far-right party leading in polls ahead of snap elections…

France 24 · Jun 26, 2024

‘We can’t leave France to Le Pen’: Leading left-winger Glucksmann throws weight behind new alliance

Raphaël Glucksmann, whose Socialist-backed coalition came third in Sunday’s European elections, has emerged as a pivotal figure of France’s political centre-left. His support for the new alliance of the left could swing the balance away from the ascendant far right in the snap parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron…

France 24 · Jun 14, 2024

Leading French Left-winger Glucksmann Backs New Left Alliance

Leading left-wing French politician Raphael Glucksmann on Friday threw his weight behind a new coalition of the left in the run-up to historic elections, while far-right powerhouse Marine Le Pen pledged a "national unity government" if her party wins the snap polls.

International Business Times · Jun 14, 2024

French MEP Glucksmann joins left-wing union New Popular Front, vows clear stance on Gaza, Ukraine

French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann on Friday said he was joining the left-wing union, the New Popular Front, in a bid to stop the far-right from winning a parliamentary majority in France's snap elections later this month.

France 24 · Jun 14, 2024

Top French candidates face-off in final debate ahead of EU elections

The campaign for the European Union's parliamentary elections has entered its final phase, following a televised debate that brought together the main French contenders ahead of this weekend's EU-wide, transnational vote.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 5, 2024