Raphaël Glucksmann
Raphaël Glucksmann is a French politician. Since 2019, he has been a member of the European Parliament (MEP), within the S&D alliance, being the lead candidate for the PS-PP alliance in 2019 and 2024. He is the co-president of the political party Place publique.
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Sep 10, 2026
Lean Right
Glucksmann is gaining left-wing endorsements, including from Hidalgo, ahead of the primary.
LR views Glucksmann as less radical than Mélenchon, but still a statist who would hike taxes and expand EU bureaucracy.
Sep 10, 2026
Lean Left
Received Hidalgo's endorsement in the center-left primary, positioning him as a leading contender.
Socialistes are divided: some see him as electable, others distrust his pro-business and Atlanticist stances.
Sep 10, 2026
Far Left
His veto blocks Ruffin from participating in the PS primary, sealing primary rules that look closed and undemocratic.
Criticized by LFI for prioritizing his own candidacy and factional interests over left unity, undermining any chance of beating the far right.
Sep 8, 2026
Far Right
Was heckled and booed during a Paris march against sexual violence, with RN deputy Julien Odoul commenting it couldn't have gone well.
RN sees Glucksmann as a symbol of leftist grandstanding, and his reception shows the public rejects his hypocrisy on moral issues.
Sep 6, 2026
Far Right
Glucksmann, running in the left primary, proposes taxing mega-inheritances and calls RN 'patriotes de pacotille' serving Russia.
RN views Glucksmann as a Franco-British elitist pushing class war and Russophobia, his proposals attacking family wealth and sovereignty.
Sep 6, 2026
Lean Left
Presidential candidate pushes for increased inheritance taxes in Le Monde article.
Seen as a positive force aligning with socialist wealth redistribution goals.
Aug 31, 2026
Lean Right
Poll shows him rising while Mélenchon falls; Faure launched his campaign to counter Glucksmann's primary bid.
A more moderate socialist leader could better challenge the far-left, but the infighting risks handing the next election to Le Pen or Mélenchon, which LR fears.
Aug 31, 2026
Far Left
MEP and PS primary frontrunner, who declared his candidacy a week ago and is now dueling with Faure at the summer university.
For LFI, Glucksmann embodies the Atlanticist, pro-austerity wing of social democracy, a throwback to Hollande's record that must be defeated.
Aug 30, 2026
Lean Right
The PS primary favorite faces a 'recours' from François Hollande, who rallied his own supporters in Blois while Glucksmann toured local events.
Glucksmann's struggle to fend off Hollande shows left-wing weakness, a contrast to LR's calls for a clear, unitary leadership on the right.
Aug 27, 2026
Lean Right
Eurodeputy is the favored candidate in the Socialist primary but wary of LFI pacts.
LR views Glucksmann as a more acceptable social-democrat, yet still unreliable on national sovereignty and security.