Marine Tondelier, the national secretary of the Ecologists, criticized the Socialist Party and Place publique during her arrival at the Fête de l’Humanité on Saturday, September 12. The event took place at a former military air base in Plessis-Pâté and Brétigny-sur-Orge, in the Essonne department, where Tondelier will stay for the entire weekend. She criticized the primary election planned for October by the Socialist Party and Place publique, which aims to select a candidate for the upcoming presidential election. Tondelier mocked the process, saying, "We do not know how long he will remain a candidate," suggesting uncertainty about the primary's outcome and its implications. Tondelier also pointed out that her party, the Ecologists, was excluded from the primary process. She remarked, "They decided to do it without us. It is their story, their subject, it does not concern us at this stage. When they have understood what they want to do, they will explain it to us." Her comments highlight the Ecologists' frustration over not being included in the decision-making process for the Socialist Party's candidate selection. The primary candidates include Raphaël Glucksmann, who is currently the favorite, Olivier Faure, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, and Ségolène Royal, who ran unsuccessfully against Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2007 presidential election. Meanwhile, former President François Hollande, who previously led the Socialist Party, is preparing his own candidacy outside of the primary. Hollande has indicated he may announce his candidacy by the end of the year if the primary winner fails to gain sufficient support or momentum. This development adds another layer of complexity to the already crowded field of potential presidential candidates.