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Glucksmann Wins Centre-Left Ticket for France’s Presidential Election
Glucksmann won 66% of the vote and now faces the challenge of uniting a fractured left before France’s presidential race.
- On Sunday, European lawmaker Raphael Glucksmann won France's center-left presidential primary, securing an outright majority with 66% of the vote in the first round.
- More than 120,000 people participated in the primary, far fewer than the 2.8 million who voted in the 2011 Socialist Party primary won by Francois Hollande, reflecting a fractured left.
- Glucksmann's victory deals a blow to Socialist Party head Olivier Faure, who secured only 14.5% while favoring alliances with Jean-Luc Melenchon's France Unbowed party.
- "I am the candidate who stands for a break with Macronism," Glucksmann told activists, pledging to oppose any alliance with Jean-Luc Melenchon's hegemony over the left.
- Opinion polls suggest Glucksmann could reach a May 2 runoff, though projections show he would likely lose to far-right frontrunner Marine Le Pen.
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But who is Raphaël Glucksmann, official candidate from the left centre to the next presidential election in France?
·Montreal, Canada
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Raphaël Glucksmann wants to bring France's left hand back to power without the left-wing populist Jean-Luc Mélenchon. But the rival is strong, especially among young voters.
·Bonn, Germany
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Raphaël Glucksmann won the PS/Public Place primary with more than 66% of the votes. He sees the end of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's hegemony on the left.
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·Zürich, Switzerland
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France's Social Democrats yesterday chose 46-year-old Raphaël Glucksmann as their presidential candidate. Now he will try to revive a party that has fallen on its knees
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total News Sources203
Leaning Left32Leaning Right22Center25Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Left
40% Left
L 40%
C 32%
R 28%
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