
Olivier Faure
Olivier Faure, born in 1968 in La Tronche, is a French Socialist politician, First Secretary of the Socialist Party since April 2018 and National Assembly member for Seine-et-Marne's 11th constituency since 2012.
- Born
- 1968 (58 years), La Tronche
- Party
- Socialist Party
- Office
- First Secretary of the French Socialist Party 2018–
Member of the French National Assembly 2012– - Education
- University of Orléans, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
- Website
- olivierfaure.fr
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Ideology: social democracy
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He announced in August 2026 that he would seek the Socialist Party's nomination for the 2027 presidential election, the race in which he is named.
Career
Faure studied economic law and political science at the universities of Orléans and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He joined the Socialist Party at 16 and was communications chief of François Hollande's 2011 presidential campaign. He was elected to the National Assembly in 2012 and led the Socialist parliamentary group from 2016 to 2018 before becoming First Secretary in April 2018. In the 2024 legislative election the party more than doubled its seats within the New Popular Front alliance.
- First Secretary of the French Socialist Party 2018–
- Member of the French National Assembly 2012–
Positions
Faure leads the party within the left alliance of the New Popular Front. In February 2025 the Socialists declined to back La France Insoumise's motion of censure against Prime Minister François Bayrou, prioritizing budget concessions, according to Wikipedia.
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Photo: Olivier Faure, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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% |
| Olivier Faure | Centre-left | 58 | <1% |