Lucie Castets is a French civil servant and activist for the defense of public services. In July 2024, she was picked as prime ministerial candidate by the parties of the Nouveau Front Populaire alliance.

10.18.2024

Lucie Castets

Meet Lucie Castets, the French Left’s Nominee for Prime Minister

After the New Popular Front won July’s French elections, it nominated Lucie Castets for prime minister — only for Emmanuel Macron to ignore the result. Castets told Jacobin how the left-wing coalition can build on its progress and stop the lurch to the right.