2026 French Socialist Party presidential primary

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The 2026 French Socialist Party presidential primary was a primary election held online from 9 to 11 October 2026 to select a common candidate backed by the Socialist Party (PS), Place Publique (PP) and the Republican and Socialist Left (GRS) for the 2027 French presidential election. Raphaël Glucksmann won in the first round with 66.13% of the vote, making the second round scheduled for 16–17 October unnecessary. The contest resulted from a 9 July vote in which 55.5% of PS members chose a separate, member-based selection process over First Secretary Olivier Faure's proposal for a broader, €2 primary linked to the separate United Left primary. Although consequently described in reporting as a closed primary, the final rules also allowed non-members to enrol through an associated social-democratic body and pay a participation fee. Five candidates contested the primary: Glucksmann, Faure, Ségolène Royal, Emmanuel Maurel and Jérôme Guedj. Voting had originally been scheduled to end on 10 October...

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