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French hard-left politician Melenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election

South China Morning Post 03 May 2026 2h ago
French hard-left politician Melenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election
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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
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