[European Elections in France] The Glucksmann surprise - "People think we are teddy bears, but we are pirates"

Out of nowhere, with a soft voice and round gestures. Nobody expected Raphaël Glucksmann, including him, at least not like this. The leading candidate of the French Socialists in the European elections on June 9th is the surprise of the election campaign.

"L'homme du moment" is what it means in France , the man of the moment. But this moment has been going on for a while. Every week the 44-year-old Parisian's poll numbers rise, with every new appearance in the provinces, on television, on the radio - he's everywhere right now. “People think of us as teddy bears,” Glucksmann said recently. "But we are pirates."

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