Overview

• Olivier Faure, First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS), has proposed a 'common platform' to unify the left for the 2027 French presidential election, explicitly excluding Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
• The platform includes figures such as François Ruffin and Raphaël Glucksmann and seeks to identify a unified candidate for the left.
• Faure's proposal is part of his strategy to secure re-election as PS leader at the June 2025 congress in Nancy, where internal opposition is organizing against him.
• Internal critics, including Boris Vallaud, are presenting alternative visions for the party, calling for reforms to revitalize the PS and unify its factions.
• The exclusion of Mélenchon underscores ongoing tensions over alliances within the French left, as Faure seeks to distance the PS from France Insoumise's influence.