Raphaël Glucksmann Wins French Center-Left Primary With 66% to Enter 2027 Presidential Race

Raphaël Glucksmann, a European Union lawmaker and self-described pro-EU social democrat, won the French center-left's presidential primary on Sunday, capturing 66% of the vote against four other candidates in an online ballot organized by the Socialist party. The result formally positions him as a contender in next year's race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron.

Glucksmann's victory sets up a divided left-wing field heading into the 2027 election. He has explicitly ruled out any alliance with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the hard-left leader of France Unbowed who did not participate in the primary, leaving the two men as rival poles of an already fragmented opposition.