Karim Bouamrane confirms that he will not participate in the Socialist primary

Karim Bouamrane maintains his refusal to participate in the primary organized by the Socialist Party in October to designate its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The mayor of Saint-Ouen believes that this election risks leading the left to "close itself off among itself" instead of speaking to the French people.

Invited to appear on TF1 this Wednesday, August 26, the Socialist politician criticized the primary's procedures, recently approved by the Socialist Party, and expressed skepticism about its ability to mobilize voters as widely as the 2011 primary won by François Hollande. Raphaël Glucksmann, however, ultimately decided to participate.

"The priority is to talk to the French people."

Karim Bouamrane insists he wants to focus his efforts on concrete concerns: the heatwave, the start of the school year, child protection, and wages. "In October, is the priority to talk to the French people (...) or is it to isolate ourselves?" he asked.

By refusing the primary, the mayor of Saint-Ouen is therefore leaving open the possibility of charting his own course for 2027. His choice adds a new unknown to a left already fragmented between the candidacy of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the social-democratic primary and the ambitions of the environmentalists.