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Glucksmann Rejects Memo, Critics Claim Youth, Poor Ignored

5/13/2026

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A leaked memo from Glucksmann’s French campaign advised not targeting voters aged 18-25, single parents, and low-income residents.
Campaign strategist Mathieu Lefèvre-Marton said Glucksmann rejected the advice, while the team downplayed the memo’s significance.
Mélenchon’s deputies accused Glucksmann of ignoring poor, young and working-class voters after the memo’s release.
Polls show Glucksmann and Jean-Luc Mélenchon currently lead the French left-wing field.

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A leaked memo from Glucksmann’s French campaign advised not targeting voters aged 18-25, single parents, and low-income residents.
Campaign strategist Mathieu Lefèvre-Marton said Glucksmann rejected the advice, while the team downplayed the memo’s significance.
Mélenchon’s deputies accused Glucksmann of ignoring poor, young and working-class voters after the memo’s release.
Polls show Glucksmann and Jean-Luc Mélenchon currently lead the French left-wing field.