France's left fractures further as MEP launches presidential bid

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Le leader du parti Place publique, Raphaël Glucksmann, salue la foule à l'issue d'un meeting électoral à Aubervilliers, le 13 juin 2026, en vue de l'élection présidentielle française d'avril 2027. © Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP 02:13 Issued on: 24/08/2026 - 15:39 French centre-left politician Raphael Glucksmann announced his candidacy for France's presidential election next year, joining a crowded field of far-right figures, centrists and fellow left-wingers. Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is planning to stand while Greens leader Marine Tondelier is campaigning while pregnant, socialist Party (PS) leader Olivier Faure and even possibly ex-president Francois Hollande are also mulling runs. Keywords for this article