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Raphaël Glucksmann wins French center-left's presidential primary

The founder of Place Publique won 66.13% of the vote in a primary organized by the Socialists and their center-left allies.

Raphaël Glucksmann wins French center-left's presidential primary

Raphaël Glucksmann, a 46-year-old MEP, has been chosen as the French social democracy's candidate for the 2027 presidential election. He won 66.17% of the vote in the primary, organised mainly by the Socialist Party (PS). Glucksmann beat PS first secretary Olivier Faure, who got 14.5%, and former minister Ségolène Royal, who secured 7%. Other candidates Emmanuel Maurel and Jérôme Guedj garnered around 6% of the vote.

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