He should be designated as head of the list in the European elections by the Socialist Party. Yet, MEP Raphaël Glucksmann is not unanimous among the entire left. Since his election in 2019, Léa Salamé’s companion has taken on a whole new dimension in the French political landscape. I have to say that, in four years, current events have allowed the co-president of the small Place publique party to make his voice heard.
If it seems to appeal to a good part of Macronie disappointed by the action of the President of the Republic, others are much less attracted by the ideas of 44 year old politicianparticularly on the side of the Insoumis. As recounted The Parisian this Tuesday, December 26, LFI MEP Manon Aubry is not kind to “Glucks”: “We are returning to an old battle on the left between soft social democracy and the disruptive left.” An Insoumise even made fun: “Glucksmann is more of an Instagrammer than a politician, right?” The father of two children has, in fact, more than 800,000 subscribers on the social network.
Raphaël Glucksmann, between total support and harsh criticism
But the criticism didn’t stop there. Another LFI deputy THE finding it too international oriented thinks that voters will not recognize themselves in him. “We heard him talk about Ukraine, Ukraine and Ukraine. Oh, yes, and the Uighurs too. He’d better go to Human Rights Watch”, he indicated. Within the PS itself, on the left wing of the party, Raphaël Glucksmann is criticized by some: “Politically, it’s not my left. I want us to talk about public services, energy. Let us not only focus on a discourse relating to human rights and the defense of treaties”indicated a socialist deputy. Comments that are not to the taste of the party boss, Olivier Faurewhich fully supports the essayist. “Five years ago, it was really said to be more left-wing than the PS. Since then, he was a courageous parliamentarian. I don’t think he let go of anything in the face of big multinationals.to large States, to financial interests”, he told the daily. Raphaël Glucksmann managed to convince the various members of the PS, whether the president of Occitanie Carole Delga or the former president François Hollande. Other former supporters of Macronism also called to vote for him, whether it is the former Green MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit or the former special advisor to President Mitterrand, Jacques Attali. Credited with around 10% of the votes, the MEP today seems to scare some of the rebels.
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