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Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Leader of La France Insoumise, La France Insoumise

4 articles · 26 August 2025 to 13 August 2026

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The left-wing firebrand is also on summer holiday, reflecting the widespread view among rivals that voters do not want political campaigning during the peak vacation period.
His confrontational style continues to polarise the left-wing electorate.
Campaigned in 2022 for a Sixth Republic, arguing the current system concentrates too much power in the presidency.

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Gabriel Attal campaigns through August while rivals holiday in bid to close polling gap

Former prime minister and Renaissance leader bets that a summer spent meeting voters at markets, ports and vineyards can erode Edouard Philippe's lead for the centrist vote ahead of the April 2027 presidential election.

Sofia Marchetti13 August 20268 min read

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France's political forces jostle for position with 2027 presidential race in sight

Trust in French institutions has fallen faster than in any other EU country, while Marine Le Pen's legal battle and a fragmented left leave the 2027 contest wide open.

Marek Jankowski2 January 20267 min read

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France's Fifth Republic tested as prime ministers fall in rapid succession

Five prime ministers in 17 months have exposed the structural fragility of a system built for presidential dominance, not parliamentary compromise.

Marek Jankowski13 October 20257 min read

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Bayrou stakes premiership on confidence vote as French opposition unites against him

Prime minister faces near-certain defeat on 8 September with only 210 government deputies against 353 opposition MPs, leaving France facing its third prime minister in under a year.

Marek Jankowski26 August 20257 min read

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