# France's left fractures further as MEP launches presidential bid

https://mins.news/en/item/30605

- France 24, 2026-08-24 13:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france-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.

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