Overview

• On June 23 in Paris, Raphaël Glucksmann presented ‘Act 1’ of his ‘Vision for France’ initiative with about 50 concrete proposals drawn from 200 experts and 2,000 militants out of 12,000 members
• Key measures include establishing a ‘care society’, a green reindustrialisation plan and a strategy to rescue public schools under a new social contract for workers
• He continues to deny any formal presidential bid while explicitly preparing policy groundwork and signalling readiness for a snap election or the 2027 race
• Glucksmann frames his project as an alternative to Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s radical left, emphasising a distinct pro-European, social-democratic pole within the French left
• Léa Salamé’s appointment to present France 2’s 20H news has prompted questions about potential conflicts of interest if he becomes an official candidate