Raphaël Glucksmann wants to make his party a “mass movement”

Birth certificate of a party which aspires to become a “mass movement” . In La Réole, a medieval village of 4,000 souls perched on a rocky outcrop, on the borders of the Gironde department, Raphaël Glucksmann organized this weekend the political return of Place publique, his «microparti» become big. From 1,500 up-to-date members a few months ago, the organization has grown to nearly 11,000 today. “It’s as much as Europe Écologie-Les Verts”boasts a framework. The European elections, where Raphaël Glucksmann created a surprise by winning 13.83% of the vote, have passed this way.

The well-elected MEP, but discreet since the beginning of the summer, clarified the role he assigned to himself in the coming months. “I have no intention of remaining silent for a year”he declared to the press. If Raphaël Glucksmann intends to influence the French political debate, he intends to do so in his own way, without clashes or outbursts, starting with a…