French Communist leader announces candidacy for 2027 presidential election

Fabien Roussel won 2,3 percent of the vote in the previous presidential election in 2022.

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Fabien Rusel, Photo: Reuters
Fabien Rusel, Photo: Reuters
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The Secretary General of the French Communist Party (PCF), Fabien Roussel, has announced his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election, a candidacy confirmed by a vote of party members.

"Yes, I am a candidate for the presidential election," Roussel told French television station TF1.

He won 2,3 percent of the vote in the previous presidential election in 2022.

Roussel (57) added that 72 percent of Communist Party members voted for his candidacy.

The presidential elections in France will be held traditionally in two rounds, on April 18 and May 2, 2027.

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