The leftist veteran believes that young voters as well as those from working-class suburbs and with immigrants roots can propel him to the runoff, where he’d likely face off against Marine Le Pen.
In France, the radical left presidential candidate, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is banking on his direct and uncompromising style, as well as his radical social agenda, to convince first-time voters to support him en masse and lead him into a duel in the second round of the 2027 elections with the far-right frontrunner, Marine Le Pen.