The leftist Mélenchon will run for the French presidency in 2027
"Privileges and racism are what hurt our country the most," the leftist politician has denounced, who has ensured that if he wins the French presidency he will ally himself with Spain and "some Latin American countries" to confront Donald Trump and the US in Israel.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon , 74, the leader of the main left-wing party, Insumisa France (LFI), announced on Sunday that he will stand for the presidential election in April 2027 to replace Emmanuel Macron.
Although he is aware that he is one of the most controversial political figures in French public opinion, in an interview on TF1 he has made it clear that "a new attempt at the context and urgency of the national and international political landscape deserves to be made.
"Privileges and racism are what hurt our country the most," the leftist politician has denounced, who has ensured that if he wins the French presidency he will ally himself with Spain and "some Latin American countries" to confront Donald Trump and the US in Israel.
Although it is not yet known who all the candidates for the 2027 French elections will be (the only great candidate confirmed so far was that of former Conservative Prime Minister Edouard Philippe), some polls have placed Mélenchon as the most supportive progressive leader in the first round of April 2027.
However, those same interrogations give asa safe loser in a hypothetical second round, Marine Le Pen in that second round (pending a court decision to present it), or Jordan Bardella playing Le Pen's second.
According to a new poll released this evening, 84 percent of voters say they don't want him as a candidate.
The right and center accuse Mélenchon of being anti-Semitic because of his statements about Israel, as well as part of the moderate left. In2022 , he was able to form a strong left-wing front. But at the moment, the LFI has no good relationship with his former party, which has caused a crisis between the two main progressive currents in France.
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