His Rivals Wrote Him Off, but Jean-Luc Mélenchon Is Back
His Rivals Wrote Him Off, but Jean-Luc Mélenchon Is Back
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His Rivals Wrote Him Off, but Jean-Luc Mélenchon Is Back
Critics of French left-winger Jean-Luc Mélenchon have repeatedly claimed that he’s finished. But as he launches his latest presidential campaign, his popularity among working-class and minority voters...
On Sunday, 26,000 people came to see Jean-Luc Mélenchon launch his 2027 presidential bid. While liberal pundits call Mélenchon unelectable, their proposals for another left-wing candidate offer a milquetoast progressivism that inspires few voters.