France’s Far-Left is Surging: What Does it Actually Want?
Long-form8:39People & Blogs
Published Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 AM · 2w ago
TLDR News EU
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Polling in France currently suggests that the Far Left Jean Luc Melenchon will contest the second round of next year's election against the Far Right Marine Le Pen. But what would France actually look like under a Melenchon Presidency? Let's find out.
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Sources
Polls:
https://www.la-croix.com/France/Presidentielle-2022-2784-Macron-2315-Le-Pen-resultats-definitifs-1er-tour-2022-04-11-1201209797
https://www.linternaute.com/actualite/politique/10189968-presidentielle-2027-qui-de-melenchon-ou-philippe-face-a-le-pen-le-dernier-sondage-tranche/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/25/far-left-melenchon-on-track-for-presidential-face-off-against-le-pen-poll-suggests
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55068-how-popular-are-national-leaders-in-europe-june-2026
Charts:
https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/serie/000879878#Graphique
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-mix?tab=line&time=1990..latest&country=OWID_WRL%7EOWID_EUR%7EFRA&source=nuclear&metric=share_of_generation&frequency=annual
Program and propositions:
https://melenchon2027.fr/construction-programme/
https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2026/09/26/presidentielle-2027-le-chemin-de-crete-de-jean-luc-melenchon-sur-l-ukraine_6783102_823448.html?srsltid=AU7gw4Uahlm_sKnTm0ThtfeIMiFSl02xQV3FXu8XhbETvyYgqTyP8iME
https://www.reseau-bastille.org/2026/09/27/logique-et-travers-du-non-alignement-que-lfi-veut-pour-la-france/
https://x.com/clashreport/status/2103160107638956339
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Details
- Published
- Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 AM
- Length
- 8:39 (519 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN-GB
- Quality
- HD
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- Made for kids
- No
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- Yes
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- ZCqrWdtdsGE
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