France’s Far-Left is Surging: What Does it Actually Want?

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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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