Overview
- Raphaël Glucksmann formally announced his presidential candidacy on Sunday, August 23, and said he will contest the small primary organised by the Socialist Party and Place publique.
- Jean‑Luc Mélenchon used LFI’s summer university the same weekend to declare the movement “ready to govern” and to court Ecologist support, pitching a program focused on radical economic and ecological measures.
- Former Green presidential candidate Yannick Jadot publicly backed Glucksmann and will campaign with him in La Rochelle, while Les Écologistes remain split between backing an autonomous run, siding with Glucksmann, or aligning with LFI.
- Party organisers have set the PS/Place publique primary first round for the weekend of October 10 and are finalising rules and fees, a process that will determine who can access party infrastructure, funding and the sponsorships needed for an official presidential bid.
- Polls put Mélenchon ahead among left contenders and project him into some second‑round scenarios, while Glucksmann polls around 10–12%, a gap that makes the Greens’ choice and the primary outcome crucial for preventing a fragmented left that could help the far right.