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- Oct 12
Raphaël Glucksmann wins French Socialist-led primary with 66% of the vote
The 46-year-old MEP took more than 66% of the vote in the first round on Sunday, 11 October, ahead of Olivier Faure on 14%. Rivals on the left are already setting conditions for backing him in the 2027 presidential race.
- Oct 9
French Socialist primary vote extended to Sunday after cyberattack slows online ballot
More than 107,000 people had voted by Saturday 22:00 in the first round of the French left-wing primary, which now runs until Sunday 18:00 after Friday's cyberattack on the online voting platform.
- Oct 7
Mediapart publishes new evidence linking Jordan Bardella to antisemitic Messenger messages
Mediapart says Bardella's 2013 Twitter account and a Messenger conversation carried the same information two minutes apart. Bardella denies writing the messages and calls the affair a destabilisation operation.
- Sep 30
Felipe VI and Emmanuel Macron urge deeper energy and defence ties at Madrid forum
At the Spain-France Trade and Investment Forum in Madrid, King Felipe VI and French President Emmanuel Macron called for cross-border electrical links, shared defence projects, and single-market reforms.
- Aug 30
Édouard Philippe proposes centre-right confederation as Gérald Darmanin endorses presidential bid
At a political gathering in Tourcoing on 30 August 2026, former prime minister Édouard Philippe and Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin called for a unified centre-right front, proposing joint constituency candidates for the next legislative elections.
- Aug 28
Olivier Faure enters French left-wing primary for 2027 presidential race
Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure announced his candidacy to lawmakers following the Blois summer conference, setting up a contest against frontrunner Raphaël Glucksmann in an autumn primary.
- Aug 26
French left proposes wealth taxes and a 12 million euro inheritance cap
La France Insoumise lawmakers and French left figures proposed seizing inheritances above 12 million euros, restoring wealth taxes, and levying a 2% charge on fortunes over 100 million euros.
- Aug 24
Raphael Glucksmann enters 2027 French presidential race through October social-democratic primary
The Place Publique MEP will compete in an October primary organized with the Socialist Party, promising a 15 billion euro wage plan funded by higher taxes on the top 1% while rejecting alliances with the radical left.
- Aug 22
French Socialists set October primary rules as Hollande and Bouamrane bypass internal vote
The French Socialist Party and Place Publique scheduled candidate registration for 1 to 15 September ahead of an October primary, while François Hollande and Karim Bouamrane announced separate plans.
- Aug 18
Yvette Roudy, France's first minister for women's rights who secured abortion reimbursement, dies at 97
Yvette Roudy, who served as France's minister for women's rights from 1981 to 1986 and passed legislation covering abortion costs and workplace equality, died on 18 August at age 97 in Cabestany.
- Jul 26
France marks decade since Father Hamel's murder at altar with call for peace and fraternity
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu leads a memorial mass and speeches in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, joined by François Hollande and other officials, as the town reaffirms a message of peace.
- Jul 17
Cazeneuve enters 2027 French presidential race with 86-page letter and a refusal to join Socialist primary
The former Socialist prime minister publishes an 86-page letter to the French people and tells Le Parisien he is entering the 2027 race 'by a contract that binds me to the French', while refusing to join the party primary.
- Jul 11
Ségolène Royal enters socialist primary for French presidency
Former minister and 2007 presidential candidate Ségolène Royal announced on X Friday she will compete in the autumn primary of the Socialist Party and Place publique alliance, becoming the first declared contender for the bloc's nomination.
- Jul 3
Storms, heat and white supremacist march overshadow Trump's 250th Independence Day celebration
Severe storms forced an evacuation of the National Mall, delaying President Trump's speech until nearly midnight, while hundreds of white supremacists marched through Washington on the 250th anniversary of US independence.
- Jun 13
French National Assembly president urges using article 49.3 to pass 2027 budget without a vote
Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly, argued in a Saturday interview that adopting the 2027 budget quickly with article 49.3 would give the country 'perspective and stability' nine months before a presidential election.
