Jean-Luc Mélenchon

French left splits again after Mélenchon calls for Macron’s impeachment – POLITICO

French left splits again after Mélenchon calls for Macron’s impeachment – POLITICO

World
Emily Foster

On Monday, which happened to be Mélenchon’s birthday, Greens leader Marine Tondelier dismissed the impeachment call and warned against the risk that ...

French stocks volatile after far-left surprise election success

French stocks volatile after far-left surprise election success

Business
Robert Johnson

Share prices churn in France after uncertainty hangs over the country’s political future although bonds remain relatively steady. ADVERTISEMENT French markets were ...

Rivals unite against Le Pen’s far right – POLITICO

Rivals unite against Le Pen’s far right – POLITICO

World
Emily Foster

For some centrists, the left-wing France Unbowed party and its leader Mélenchon pose an equal or even greater danger than Le Pen. ...

What happens next? – POLITICO

What happens next? – POLITICO

World
Emily Foster

Thanks to its nationwide-lead, the RN leads the race in most cases. If candidates who came third in these districts withdraw from ...

Jewish girl gang-raped and called ‘dirty Jew’ by child attackers in Paris suburb

Jewish girl gang-raped and called ‘dirty Jew’ by child attackers in Paris suburb

World
Emily Foster

 The president of the largest Jewish association in France, the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France (Crif), also slammed the far-Left ...

Forget the far right. It’s the left that may squeeze Macron out of power. – POLITICO

Forget the far right. It’s the left that may squeeze Macron out of power. – POLITICO

World
Emily Foster

Glucksmann, a champion for center-left politics, insisted during the European campaign that his success would mean the end of Mélenchon’s influence over ...