French presidential election: Glucksmann won the Socialists' primary. He must now unite the left
- Posted on October 12, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Raphaël Glucksmann secured a decisive victory in the Socialist Party's primary election, capturing two-thirds of the vote in the inaugural round. The centrist politician emphasized the necessity for substantial policy shifts away from Macron's administration while simultaneously challenging Mélenchon's influential position within leftist politics. Despite internal divisions on the left, Glucksmann maintains that confronting far-right extremism remains the primary electoral challenge facing France's progressive movement.
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