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UNBELIEVABLE: May 68 veteran cohn bendit throws support behind left wing glucksmann for 2027 | History Defined

Place publique's centre-left party leader and France's MEP Raphael Glucksmann marches as he takes part in a May Day (Labour Day) rally, marking International Workers' Day, in Rouen on 1 May 2026.
Place publique's centre-left party leader and France's MEP Raphael Glucksmann marches as he takes part in a May Day (Labour Day) rally, marking International Workers' Day, in Rouen on 1 May 2026. AFP - LOU BENOIST

Former Green MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a historic figure on the French left, on Monday gave his support to Raphaël Glucksmann for France’s 2027 presidential election, in an interview with Le Point magazine.

“In the reformist left camp, he is the only one to have adopted a position that opens up a future for a social-ecological left. He should be supported, not thwarted,” said Cohn-Bendit, a former leader of France's May 1968 student protest movement.

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