Political party in France
Place Publique (“Public Square”) is a centre-left political party in France ,[ 3] founded in 2018 by Raphaël Glucksmann , Claire Nouvian , Jo Spiegel , and Thomas Porcher .[ 4]
In January 2019, the movement claimed 25,000 members.[ 1]
History
Creation
The party was officially founded on 10 August 2018.[ 4] On October 29, 2018, Raphaël Glucksmann , Thomas Porcher , Jo Spiegel , Diana Filippova [fr ] , and Claire Nouvian announced the creation of Place Publique, a political party aiming to bring together the pro-European French left from Europe Ecology – The Greens to the Socialist Party and Génération.s .[ 5] Their position was presented as an alternative to La France Insoumise , although Thomas Porcher declared that the movement was not against Jean-Luc Mélenchon .[ 6]
On 6 November 2018, Raphaël Glucksmann and several party leaders published a manifesto announcing the birth of their movement.[ 7]
2019 European elections
On 16 March 2019, Place Publique and the Socialist Party announced that they would present a joint list at the European Parliament election , with Raphaël Glucksmann as the head of the list.[ 8] Thomas Porcher left the party the same day, denouncing a "list of apparatchiks".[ 9] Place Publique won two seats in the election.
2024 European elections
In the 2024 European elections , Glucksmann led the list Réveiller l'Europe ,[ 10] an alliance of Place publique with the historical Parti socialiste .[ 11] The list obtained 13.83% of the national votes,[ 12] a high score compared to the 6.19% obtained in 2019 . This result made this list the third nation-wide (after those led by Bardella and Hayer ), confirming the increasing prominence of Raphaël Glucksmann as a national figure, and the emergence of Place publique as a political force.[ 13]
Among the 13 seats obtained by the list “Réveiller l'Europe”, three were held by members of Place publique: Raphaël Glucksmann , Aurore Lalucq , and Thomas Pellerin-Carlin .[ 14]
2024 French legislative election
In the 2024 French legislative election , Place Publique formed part of the New Popular Front electoral alliance.[ 15]
Election results
European Parliament
^ Run in a joint list with PS , PRG and ND , that won 6 seats in total.
^ Run in a joint list with PS , that won 13 seats in total.
References
^ a b "Place publique, un nouveau parti politique de gauche à Rennes" . Ouest-France . 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-03-17 .
^ Graulle, Pauline (2019-03-15). "Place publique: tout ça pour ça?" . Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-14 .
^ Robert, Aline (4 April 2019). "French Macronists eye coup-like raid on Europe's liberals" . EURACTIV .
^ a b "Journal officiel, 150e année], n° 35, samedi 1er septembre 2018, annonce n° 1040" (PDF) . Journal officiel de la République française . 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2019-03-17 .
^ "Européennes : Place publique, le pari citoyen de Raphaël Glucksmann" . Le Parisien . 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2019-03-17 .
^ "Thomas Porcher : " Nous ne nous inscrivons pas contre Mélenchon " " . Le Monde . 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-03-17 .
^ "Acte de Naissance" . place-publique.eu/. Retrieved 2019-03-17 .
^ "Européennes, le PS se range derrière Raphaël Glucksmann" . La Croix . 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-17 .
^ "L'économiste Thomas Porcher au JDD : "Je préfère quitter Place publique" " . Le Journal du Dimanche . 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-17 . ce sera une liste d'apparatchiks, pas de citoyens. C'est pourquoi je préfère quitter Place publique.
^ https://place-publique.eu/elections-europeennes-2024-reveiller-leurope-avec-raphael-glucksmann [bare URL ]
^ "Européennes: Glucksmann veut "réveiller l'Europe" pour son premier meeting près de Toulouse" . L'Express (in French). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-01 .
^ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections Européennes 2024" . Ministère de l'intérieur . 10 June 2024.
^ "European elections 2024: Socialist Raphaël Glucksmann wins his gamble, coming in third place" . LeMonde.fr . 10 June 2024.
^ Élections Européennes 2024 : Réveiller l’Europe avec Raphaël Glucksmann — Nos candidats .
^ Garnier, Hugues (9 July 2024). "Programme, candidature unique... Les partis de gauche appellent à créer un "nouveau Front populaire" " . BFMTV (in French). Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024 .
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