PARIS (AP) — Three weeks before France’s presidential election, far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon rallied tens of thousands of supporters Sunday on the streets of Paris for his biggest campaign event ...

(Bloomberg) -- It didn’t take Jean-Luc Melenchon long to seize the moment after initial poll indications of the French legislative vote showed the leftist New Popular Front was headed to a shock ...

Jean-Luc Mélenchon led his coalition to a narrow victory in elections. But even some of his allies bristle at the thought of the combative former Trotskyist becoming prime minister. By Adam Nossiter ...

Political crises are always a test for political parties. While they may hide behind a veil of rhetoric and illusions in normal times, a crisis reveals their true colours. This applies in particular ...

PARIS, July 9 (Reuters) - France's left has a Jean-Luc Mélenchon problem. The towering firebrand of France's hard-left, Melenchon's France Unbowed (LFI) party won the most seats of the leftist ...

In the recent legislative elections, millions in France voted for candidates of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s New Popular Front (NFP) alliance, or candidates of President Emmanuel Macron’s party backed by the ...

The personality most identified with it is Jean Luc Melenchon, who has run for president three times, the last time in 2022, when he gathered 21.9 percent of the votes, finishing third after ...

Head of left-wing partyLa France Insoumise and candidate for the 2022 presidential election Jean-Luc Mélenchon speaks during his first campaign meeting in Aubin, southwestern France, on May 16, 2021. ...

In October 2023, Jean-Luc Mélenchon urged President Emmanuel Macron to follow the lead of the United States and Israel on the Western Sahara issue. Today, he’s taking a different stance, seeking to ...