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Glucksmann Wins 66% Centre-Left Primary After Cyberattack

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Glucksmann Wins Primary

Raphaël Glucksmann won the centre-left presidential primary with 66% of the vote.
Around 120,000 voters cast ballots online in the Sunday primary.
Glucksmann, a European Parliament member and Place Publique co-president, rejected any alliance with Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
He proposes higher taxes on large inheritances and supports Ukraine’s EU membership.
Polls show Marine Le Pen and former prime minister Édouard Philippe ahead of Glucksmann.

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Hollande Mulls Candidacy

Organizers said a bot-driven cyberattack flooded the online voting platform, extending the primary to Sunday evening.
They asserted that vote integrity remained intact despite the digital disruption.
Registered voters numbered about 140,000, while only roughly 120,300 valid ballots were recorded.
Former President François Hollande announced he will decide on a personal candidacy in December.
Polls show Marine Le Pen leading with low-mid-30s percent and a 55-59% second-round edge over Glucksmann.

History

Historical Context

In the 21 April 2002 presidential election, fragmented left-wing votes left incumbent Jacques Chirac (19.9% first round) and far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen (16.9%) as the runoff contenders; Chirac then won with over 82% of the vote, the first French president to be re-elected since. The shock resurfaced in 2022 when Emmanuel Macron faced Marine Le Pen, echoing concerns about far-right momentum.

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Glucksmann Wins Primary

Raphaël Glucksmann won the centre-left presidential primary with 66% of the vote.
Around 120,000 voters cast ballots online in the Sunday primary.
Glucksmann, a European Parliament member and Place Publique co-president, rejected any alliance with Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
He proposes higher taxes on large inheritances and supports Ukraine’s EU membership.
Polls show Marine Le Pen and former prime minister Édouard Philippe ahead of Glucksmann.

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