# France: Founder of small centre-left party wins presidential primary

https://mins.news/en/item/96173

- France 24, 2026-10-12 09:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france-founder-of-small-centre-left-party-wins-presidential-primary

> Raphaël Glucksmann clearly won a primary held Sunday by France’s opposition Socialists and their centre-left allies. The 46-year-old European Parliament member and founder of Place Publique now figures prominently in the campaign for France’s presidency, with the election scheduled for April.

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