Footage shows Glucksmann covered in flour after winning French left-wing presidential primary
Video. French politician and European Parliament member Raphaël Glucksmann was pelted with flour outside a bar in Paris on Sunday evening, shortly after winning the social-democratic left’s primary for the 2027 presidential election with more than 66% of the vote.
Updated: 12/10/2026 - 10:31 GMT+2
French politician and European Parliament member Raphaël Glucksmann was covered in flour on Sunday evening, October 11, 2026, as he was getting into a taxi outside La Cantine de Belleville, a bar in Paris’s 20th arrondissement, where he had been celebrating his primary victory.
Video footage shows an individual approaching from behind and emptying a packet of flour over Glucksmann’s head.
The incident occurred shortly after Glucksmann secured more than 66% of the vote in the social-democratic left’s primary, making him its candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election.
