The 2027 presidential primary for the socialist movement in France is on track to exceed 90,000 registered participants, according to organizers. This is the first time the social-democratic primary has held a televised debate between its five candidates, which took place on Wednesday evening. Patrick Mennucci, president of the Primary Organization Commission, confirmed the expected number of participants in a press statement on Thursday, September 24. To take part in the primary, scheduled for October 9-10 and 16-17, individuals must either be members of one of the three organizing parties—Socialist Party, Place Publique, or Republican and Socialist Left—or join a new platform called Choisir2027.fr, for a fee of 15 euros (10 euros for those on a lower income). Following the LCI debate on Wednesday, which featured candidates Raphaël Glucksmann, Olivier Faure, Ségolène Royal, Jérôme Guedj, and Emmanuel Maurel, the Choisir2027.fr platform saw a significant increase in registrations. Mennucci noted that the platform recorded its highest single day of registrations since its launch, with 1,301 new members—more than double the 711 from the previous day. This surge in interest highlights the growing engagement with the primary process, even as it remains far from the scale of the primary that led to François Hollande’s victory in 2011. Place Publique, one of the organizing parties, estimates it currently has around 18,000 members, including about 10,000 who joined before Raphaël Glucksmann announced his candidacy. Mennucci added that new memberships continue to arrive daily, reinforcing the expectation that the 90,000-participant target will be surpassed. He praised the primary as "the most democratic process for selecting a presidential candidate that one can imagine." The televised debate on Wednesday attracted an average of 709,000 viewers, with a peak of 953,000 viewers, and a 5.5 percent share of the audience. Despite the growing interest, the 2027 primary will still fall far short of the 2.6 to 2.8 million voters who participated in the 2011 primary that brought François Hollande to power.