Place Publique
Place Publique Place Publique | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founders | Raphaël Glucksmann Claire Nouvian Jo Spiegel Thomas Porcher Diana Filippova |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Membership | 25,000[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | New Popular Front (2024–present) New Ecological and Social People's Union (2022–2024) |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colors | Yellow and Black |
| National Assembly | 1 / 577 |
| European Parliament | 3 / 79 |
| Website | |
| https://place-publique.eu/ | |
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
[edit]Creation
[edit]The party was officially founded on 10 August 2018.[4] On October 29, 2018, Raphaël Glucksmann, Thomas Porcher, Jo Spiegel, Diana Filippova, 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]In the 2024 French legislative election, Place Publique formed part of the New Popular Front electoral alliance.[15]
Election results
[edit]European Parliament
[edit]| Election year | Votes | % | Seats (whole list) |
+/− | Seats (Place publique only) |
+/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,403,170 | 6.19 | 6 / 79
|
 7
|
2 / 79
|
 2
|
| 2024 | 3,423,822 | 13.83 | 13 / 81
|
7
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3 / 81
|
1
|
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "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.