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Raphael Glucksmann Wins Socialist Primary With 66%

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 10:40 PM UTC · How we work

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Raphael Glucksmann won the Socialist primary with 66% of the vote, becoming the party’s 2027 presidential candidate.
He was flour-bombed while leaving his Belleville victory celebration on October 11.
Glucksmann proposes cutting the CSG tax, raising inheritance tax above €2 million, and supporting Ukraine.
He says he will not cooperate with far-left populist Jean-Luc Melenchon.
A Toluna Harris Interactive poll projects Glucksmann will receive 10–11% of the national vote.

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Raphael Glucksmann won the Socialist primary with 66% of the vote, becoming the party’s 2027 presidential candidate.
He was flour-bombed while leaving his Belleville victory celebration on October 11.
Glucksmann proposes cutting the CSG tax, raising inheritance tax above €2 million, and supporting Ukraine.
He says he will not cooperate with far-left populist Jean-Luc Melenchon.
A Toluna Harris Interactive poll projects Glucksmann will receive 10–11% of the national vote.