promising a “great founding speech”, Raphaël Glucksmann wants to pull the rug out from under Emmanuel Macron

On the eve of Emmanuel Macron’s expected speech at the Sorbonne on Europe, the head of the PS list and its European allies is holding a meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday.

After the Insoumise Manon Aubry, Tuesday April 23, and before the ecologist Marie Toussaint, Thursday April 25, Raphaël Glucksmann, the candidate of the PS and its allies in the European elections, also gives a big meeting in Strasbourg, Wednesday April 24, Stock Exchange room.

His entourage promises a “great founding speech” for third man in the polls behind Jordan Bardella and Valerie Hayer. It will also be the occasion for an indirect confrontation with Emmanuel Macron, on the eve of his speech on Europe at the Sorbonne.

“Everyone must stay in their place”

The candidate’s entourage warns straight away: the date of the meeting was set well before Emmanuel Macron announced his speech. Officially, there is therefore no question of creating a confrontation. Above all, it is about showing the face of an invested, involved MP. This speech will be based, we are told, on three main axes: solidarity, ecology and democracy. “We are pro-European in text and in actions, not like Macron!” criticizes a close friend of Raphael Glucksmann for whom the President of the Republic has shown himself to be more sovereignist than anything else since his first speech at the Sorbonne in 2017.

Among the Macronists, this moment, described as solemn and founding, does not arouse any particular excitement. “The socialists are getting big heads, everyone must stay in their place. There is a candidate and there is a president”, reframes a member of the majority before recalling the capacity of the Bourse hall in Strasbourg, 700 seats maximum, and launching with a smile: “They are having a small public meeting, the President will be listened to beyond France.”

The 44-year-old essayist, who convinced just over 6% of voters in the 2019 European elections, is currently dynamic, credited with 12 to 14% of voting intentions, according to polling institutes.