PoliticsFrench centre-left candidate launches presidential bid amid divided left

Centre-left politician Raphaël Glucksmann announced his presidential bid on Sunday, seeking to unite moderate left-wing voters and challenge Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s influence before France’s 2027 election. With Marine Le Pen leading first-round polls, he is presenting himself as a pro-European, pro-Ukraine alternative to the far right and hard left.

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