Raphaël Glucksmann Wins Center-Left Nomination for French Presidency

The Member of the European Parliament secured over 66% of the vote in the social-democratic primary to become its presidential candidate.

Member of the European Parliament Raphaël Glucksmann was elected as the center-left social-democratic candidate for the French presidential election, news outlets iefimerida and Naftemporiki reported. Glucksmann, leader of the Place Publique party, will represent the Socialist Party and its allies in the presidential race.

According to the reports, Glucksmann won more than 66% of the votes in the first round of the primary, in which 120,787 voters took part. He defeated Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure by a wide margin, with Faure securing 14%. The other three contenders—Ségolène Royal, Jérôme Guedj, and Emmanuel Maurel—each received under 10% of the vote.