Is François Hollande really an asset for the socialist campaign?

The former President of the Republic is increasing his media interventions. A sponsorship which could prove cumbersome for Raphaël Glucksmann, head of the PS/Public Place list in the European elections.

François Hollande was the guest, Thursday May 30, of “L’Événement”, the political show on France 2. Hello, here he is again! Nine days before the European elections, the former President of the Republic wants to remember the good memories of voters and the left. Since leaving the Élysée, François Hollande has never been stingy with media interventions, but these days, it’s turning into bulimia. France 2 therefore, France Inter, France 5, interviews in the press, and then a meeting next week, three days before the election, in Limoges. The former head of state wets the jersey for his candidate, Raphaël Glucksmann. He wants to be in the photo on the evening of June 9, when the PS should overtake the Insoumis and regain leadership on the left for the first time since 2017.

Is François Hollande really an asset for the socialist campaign? Raphaël Glucksmann is not really convinced of this. He is exasperated to see the Insoumis attaching this cumbersome sponsorship to him which they make into a scarecrow. He fears being caught lacking radicalism, as when Manon Aubry accused him of abandoning the promise of a return to retirement at 60 at full rate for all. Even weakened in the polls, the Insoumis continue to exercise a form of intellectual intimidation on the socialists who practice shameful reformism.

François Hollande’s support sticks to Raphaël Glucksmann’s coattails, a bit like the sticking plaster to Captain Haddock. It must be said that the candidate himself gave a little “revival” side to his campaign by appearing successively alongside Lionel Jospin, then Martine Aubry. At the risk of giving the impression of wanting to resurrect the old socialist stars. Even if, in fact, there is more of a difference of age, of generation, than of substance.

Throughout the campaign, Raphaël Glucksmann continued to bury Nupes and plead for a new alliance of the left on a reformist line free of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Which is exactly what François Hollande repeats according to which the left is condemned to remain in opposition for many more years if it remains dominated by the radicalism and excesses of the Rebels. The day after June 9, this balance of power could be reversed. All that will be left for the moderate left to do is find a leader to prepare for 2027. Just in case, there is a veteran who would willingly dedicate himself.