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On the strength of his good score in the presidential election, the leader of La France insoumis offers other leftist parties, including the Socialists, agreements for the legislative elections, under the banner of the People’s Union. On his terms.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon: the return. He appeared on television on Tuesday evening with his gray jacket like his hair. The failure of the presidential election will not disappear overnight. The second round was near. The MP for Bouches-du-Rhône repeated once again that no voice “shall not go” to Marine Le Pen. He addressed his constituents: “Don’t abstain, stay involved in your story.” But he also showed up on BFMTV to talk about the future. Jean-Luc Mélenchon applies to Matignon. He dreams of winning the majority to apply his program – it matters little to him who will be the tenant of the Elysée. It is “secondary”, he says even if he does not put Emmanuel Macron on the same level (“class contempt”) and Marine Le Pen (“contempt of race”). The bet of this “third round” to the legislative elections promises to be harshly complicated, but the “continuing struggle” by opening the door to other leftist forces. How does he want to unite around his Popular Union? Decryption.
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