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Karim Bouamrane

Karim Bouamrane

Karim Bouamrane, born in 1973 in Clichy, is a French businessman and Socialist Party politician, mayor of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine since 2020 and re-elected in 2026.

Born
1973 (53 years)
Party
Socialist Party
Office
Chairman of the supervisory board 2022–
Member of the departmental council of Seine-Saint-Denis 2021–
Political position

Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Socialist Party)
LCP: social-democratic line (Socialist Party)
Ideology: social democracy

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A former Communist, he joined the Socialists in 2014. He announced on 9 June 2026 that he is a candidate in the 2027 French presidential election.

Career

Bouamrane has been a municipal councillor in Saint-Ouen since 1995, first as a Communist deputy mayor for youth, sport and economic affairs. He left the Communist Party for the Socialist Party in 2014 and became mayor on 4 July 2020, winning re-election in 2026. In September 2025 he proposed making mayors who do not respect the legal 25% social-housing quota ineligible. On 9 June 2026 he announced his candidacy for the presidency.

Offices held
  1. Chairman of the supervisory board 2022–
  2. Member of the departmental council of Seine-Saint-Denis 2021–
  3. Mayor of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine 2020–

Source: Wikidata

Positions

LCP describes his line as social-democratic, and says he presents himself as a candidate who unites the non-Mélenchonist left and as rooted in reality. He has regularly distanced himself from La France Insoumise.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · LCP

Photo: Oumma, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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French Presidential Election 2027

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Marine Le PenFar right5843%
Édouard PhilippeCentre-right5518%
Jean-Luc MélenchonLeft7513%
David LisnardCentre-right5712%
François HollandeCentre-left723%
Gabriel AttalCentre373%
Bruno RetailleauCentre-right651%
Raphaël GlucksmannCentre-left461%
Sarah KnafoFar right331%
Dominique de VillepinCentre-right721%
Éric ZemmourFar right681%
Karim BouamraneCentre-left53<1%

All 42 outcomes

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