
French Leftist Mélenchon Announces 2027 Presidential Candidacy
French hard-left politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon has declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 election. This marks his fourth bid for the Elysee Palace.
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French left-wing’s Melenchon says he will run for president in 2027
Melenchon says he will make fourth bid for presidency with President Macron term-limited and Le Pen facing ban.
Read full article →French hard-left politician Melenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election
Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year’s presidential election, he said on Sunday. “Yes, I am a candidate,” Melenchon told TF1 TV. Melenchon, 74, has been a fixture of the French left for decades, holding ministerial posts in past governments when he was a Socialist Party member. He ran for president in 2012, 2017 and 2022, coming third that year behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Preside...
By Reuters
Read full article →LFI's Mélenchon to stand in 2027 French presidential election
Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced on Sunday on TF1 that he would be running in the 2027 presidential election, marking the fourth bid for the leader of the hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI).
By FRANCE 24
Read full article →French hard-left politician Melenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election - The Straits Times
French hard-left politician Melenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election The Straits Times
Read full article →French hard-left politician Mélenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year's presidential election, he said on Sunday.
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