PoliticsFrance's left fractures further as MEP launches presidential bid

Centre-left French politician Raphael Glucksmann has declared his candidacy for next year's presidential election, adding to a crowded field that includes far-right figures, centrists and other left-wing contenders. Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon plans to run, Greens leader Marine Tondelier is campaigning while pregnant, and Socialist Party chief Olivier Faure and possibly former president Francois Hollande are considering bids.

French politicspresidential electionleft wingRaphael Glucksmann

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