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Socialist Mayor Karim Bouamrane Joins Field of About 30 Candidates for 2027 French Presidential Election
Karim Bouamrane, mayor of Saint-Ouen, declared his candidacy on June 9. About 30 others have already announced or left the door open.
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Karim Bouamrane, the Socialist mayor of Saint-Ouen in the northern Paris suburbs, announced his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The move brings the number of declared or potential contenders to about 30.
A marker on the ground indicating where the president of the Republic should stand was visible during the March 26, 2026 tribute to former prime minister Lionel Jospin in Paris. ” The far-right Rassemblement National and the radical-left La France Insoumise have already begun preparing their 2027 campaigns.
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