Jean-Luc Mélenchon is problematic, but ostracising France’s radical left is a failed strategy | Rokhaya Diallo

It may be time for a new generation to lead La France Insoumise. But local elections have shown the movement’s resilience As the results of the French local elections sink in, it is useful to reflect on the shifting moral boundaries in public debate that characterised the campaign. In the weeks leading up to the first round of voting on 15 March, criticism directed at the radical-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) and its confrontational leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, reached new levels of int...

By Rokhaya Diallo