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François Ruffin
François Ruffin, born in 1975 in Calais, is a French journalist, documentary maker and left-wing politician.
- Born
- 1975 (50 years), Calais
- Party
- Debout!
- Office
- Member of the French National Assembly 2017–
- Education
- Centre de formation des journalistes, University of Picardie Jules Verne
- Website
- francoisruffin.fr
Left · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: self-described social democrat, revolutionary-reformist
Ideology: social democracy, protectionism, degrowth, ecologism
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He has been National Assembly member for the Somme's 1st constituency since 2017, leads the movement Debout! and left La France Insoumise in 2024. He is a declared candidate in the October 2026 united-left primary for the 2027 presidential election.
Career
Ruffin founded the satirical quarterly Fakir in 1999 and directed the 2016 documentary Merci patron!. He was elected to the National Assembly in June 2017 under the La France Insoumise label, and was affiliated with it until 2024. He was a central organizer of the New Popular Front alliance for the 2024 legislative election and broke with the party during that campaign amid disputes over its leadership. He heads Debout! and is running in the 2026 united-left primary, according to Wikipedia.
Positions
Ruffin calls himself a social democrat and a revolutionary-reformist. According to Wikipedia he advocates economic protectionism and degrowth, and the convergence of working-class and environmental movements. He campaigns on the rights of healthcare workers and on care-home reform.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Photo: Thinkerview, 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% |
| François Ruffin | Left | 50 | <1% |