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Fabien Roussel
Fabien Roussel, born in 1969 in Béthune, is a French journalist turned politician, National Secretary of the French Communist Party since 2018 and Mayor of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux since January 2025.
- Born
- 1969 (57 years), Béthune
- Party
- French Communist Party
- Office
- Mayor of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 2025–
- Education
- Centre de formation et de perfectionnement des journalistes
- Website
- rousselfabien.com
Left · Where sources place the party (French Communist Party)
Wikipedia: left-conservative; French Communist Party, left-wing
Ideology: communism, left-wing nationalism, pro-nuclear energy
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He was a National Assembly member for Nord from 2017 to 2024. He was the Communist candidate in the 2022 presidential election and is named among the possible contenders for 2027.
Career
Roussel trained as a journalist and worked as a reporter for France 3 in the Ardennes before becoming an adviser in the Jospin government era. He was elected to the National Assembly for Nord's 20th constituency in 2017 and lost the seat to a National Rally candidate in 2024. He leads the Communist Party and became mayor of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux in 2025. In 2022 he took 2.28% and finished eighth in the presidential election.
- Mayor of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 2025–
- Member of the French National Assembly 2017–2024
Positions
He campaigns for a post-tax minimum wage of 1,500 euros, a 32-hour week and retirement at 60. Unusually for the French left he supports nuclear power and defends hunting and meat. Wikipedia describes him as left-conservative for stressing national sovereignty. In 2023 he ended the Communists' participation in the NUPES alliance with La France Insoumise.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Photo: Zouhair NAKARA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
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French Presidential Election 2027
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Le Pen | Far right | 58 | 43% |
| Édouard Philippe | Centre-right | 55 | 18% |
| Jean-Luc Mélenchon | Left | 75 | 13% |
| David Lisnard | Centre-right | 57 | 12% |
| François Hollande | Centre-left | 72 | 3% |
| Gabriel Attal | Centre | 37 | 3% |
| Bruno Retailleau | Centre-right | 65 | 1% |
| Raphaël Glucksmann | Centre-left | 46 | 1% |
| Sarah Knafo | Far right | 33 | 1% |
| Éric Zemmour | Far right | 68 | 1% |
| Jordan Bardella | Far right | 31 | 1% |
| Fabien Roussel | Left | 57 | <1% |