Eighteen months before the 2027 presidential election, Olivier Faure and Raphaël Glucksmann held rival meetings this weekend, unveiling divergent strategic visions despite ideological similarities. Faure allied with ecologists and former insurgents in Trappes, while Glucksmann joined the center-left in Pontoise. These gatherings highlight a simmering rivalry within the left.
This weekend, two key figures of the French left faced off through parallel meetings, highlighting strategic divergences for the 2027 presidential election. On Saturday, November 15, Olivier Faure, the Socialist Party's first secretary, held a gathering in Trappes, Yvelines, alongside Les Écologistes and former 'insoumis' from L’Après, his primary partners on the left. This alliance aims to solidify a more left-wing base.
On Sunday, MEP Raphaël Glucksmann opted for Pontoise, Val-d’Oise, to align with Bernard Cazeneuve and his movement La Convention. Also present were former President François Hollande, Occitanie region president Carole Delga, and other Hollande-era ministers like François Rebsamen and Stéphane Le Foll. Before an audience of about 500, mostly elderly, Glucksmann outlined his 2027 triad: focusing on 'defense and security,' 'energy transition,' and ensuring 'social cohesion' by 'investing in solidarity' and 'social justice.'
'The promise made to workers to improve their living conditions' has been betrayed, he hammered. Despite these differences, the two men share close positions, such as their call for compromise with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. These events expose a latent rivalry as the left seeks to reposition itself eighteen months before the vote.