Jean-Luc Mélenchon
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Jean-Luc Antoine Pierre Mélenchon is a left-wing French politician who has been the de facto leader of La France Insoumise since it was established in 2016. He was the deputy in the National Assembly
Mélenchon in 2026
Mélenchon in 2008
Mélenchon with fellow parliamentarian Éric Coquerel in 2017
Mélenchon (right) with Olivier Besancenot (left) and José Bové (centre) at a meeting to rally support for the "No" vote in the 2005 French European Constitution referendum
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in France on 18 April 2027, with a second round on 2 May if no candidate secures a majority vote. The election may be held earlier under exceptional cir
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
…MEP) in 2009 and reelected in 2014. He has run for President of France three times, in 2012, 2017 and 2022. In 2026 he announced his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election. He started his political career as a member of the Internationalist Communist Organisation. After joining the Socialist Party (PS) in 1976, Mélenchon…
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