Overview
- The Les Écologistes leader announced her bid in the Nouvel Obs and reiterated it on TF1, calling it “an act of love for France.”
- She backs a single left candidate chosen through a primary and publicly invited Raphaël Glucksmann and Jean‑Luc Mélenchon to debate and reconsider their refusals to take part.
- François Ruffin and Clémentine Autain have already declared for the proposed primary, with rules still to be finalized by year’s end.
- Early policy signals include investment in public services, support for the social and solidarity economy, a proposed “Sécurité sociale de l’alimentation,” and repeal of the pension reform.
- Her bid faces an uphill climb, with past polling for her and her camp below 5%, and party colleague Sandrine Rousseau criticizing the timing as out of step.