Raphaël Glucksmann proposes €1,000 minimum pay for French interns

Raphaël Glucksmann, the social-democratic candidate for the French presidency, announced a plan to set a €1,000 minimum remuneration for interns. He highlighted that one outlet legal minimum of €4.50 per hour translates to about €683 per month, a level he says excludes many students from covering rent, transport and meals. Glucksmann argued that raising the stipend would give all students equal access to professional opportunities regardless of background.

The proposal includes annual inflation indexing and full exemption from both payroll contributions and income tax. He positioned the policy as a response to what he described as “poverty-level” pay for young workers entering the labor market. The pledge was shared in an Instagram video posted on the day of the election.