Raphaël Glucksmann, a centre-left French politician, announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidency on 23 August 2026, seeking to unite moderate left-wing voters against hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The announcement reflects a deepening fracture within France's left-wing political coalition.
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PARIS, Aug 23 - French centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann launched a bid for the presidency on Sunday, seeking to challenge firebrand hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon for dominance of France's fractured left ahead of a campaign increasingly shaped by the far right.
French politician Glucksmann launches presidential bid amid fractured left Reuters
Centre-left politician Raphaël Glucksmann on Sunday launched his bid for the French presidency, aiming to unite moderate left-wing voters and challenge Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s influence ahead of France’s 2027 election. With Marine Le Pen leading first-round polls, Glucksmann is seeking to position himself as a pro-European, pro-Ukraine alternative to both the far right and hard left.
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.
French centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann announced his candidacy for France's presidential election next year, joining a crowded field of far-right figures, centrists and fellow left-wingers. Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is planning to stand while Greens leader Marine Tondelier is campaigning while pregnant, socialist Party (PS) leader Olivier Faure and even possibly ex-president Fr