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Ed Kronenburg said that a possible election of Marine Le Pen as president of France would pose a major threat to Europe’s security and cohesion. He said that, if she won, Vladimir Putin would have a supporter in the European Union and urged Europe to stand firm.
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French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said she wants to reduce France's budget deficit to below 3% of gross domestic product by 2032. She criticized the government's 2027 budget and said she wants to present an alternative plan.
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Raphaël Glucksmann won the centre-left primary to become its candidate for France’s next presidential election. The Place Publique MEP received about 66% of more than 120,000 online votes, avoiding a second round; Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure received 14.5%, while the other candidates each remained below 10%. Glucksmann faces a fragmented left, with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise not joining a common candidacy. A single report said that flour was thrown over Glucksmann after he celebrated his victory at a Paris bar. The reports give differing dates for the election: one places it on 24 April, while another gives 18 April for the first round and 2 May for the second round.