Place Publique

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Place Publique

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]

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Place Publique
Place Publique
FoundersRaphaël Glucksmann
Claire Nouvian
Jo Spiegel
Thomas Porcher
Diana Filippova [fr]
Founded2018
Membership25,000[1]
IdeologySocial democracy[2]
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationNew Popular Front (2024–present)
NUPES (2022–2024)
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Colors  Yellow and   Black
National Assembly
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European Parliament
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Website
https://place-publique.eu/
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In January 2019, the movement claimed 25,000 members.[1]

History

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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

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Election Leader Votes  % Seats +/− EP Group
2019[a] Raphaël Glucksmann 1,403,170 6.19 (#6)
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2024[b] 3,423,822 13.83 (#3)
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  1. Run in a joint list with PS, PRG and ND, that won 6 seats in total.
  2. Run in a joint list with PS, that won 13 seats in total.

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