US EditionThe Council of State Confirms the Classification of Lfi as "the Far Left" for Municipalities
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Seized by La France insoumise and the UDR by Eric Ciotti, the Council of State has validated their respective rankings to the "extreme left" and to the "extreme right" for the municipalities of 2026. An unprecedented decision for the...
Liberation
In the run-up to the March 15 and 22 elections, the highest administrative court ruled on the qualification of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's party in a decision issued this Friday.
Decision of the Council of State keeps LFI on the far left and the UDR on the far right for the next municipal elections, following the protests of the two parties The Council of State confirmed
Since its founding in 2016, La Francia Insumisa had been classified by the Ministry of the Interior as a leftist group. However, a letter issued just a few weeks ago by the current head of this department, Laurent Núñez, calling the party "extreme left" in the context of next March's municipal elections, triggered a new war between the party and the government. Continue reading....
The Council of State approved this Friday the classification of France as "the far left" for the municipal elections. The party of Eric Ciotti, the UDR, was categorised to "the far right". These nuances were announced by the Ministry of the Interior at the beginning of February, contested by the two formations. - The Council of State confirms the classification of France as "the far left" (Elections Municipales 2026).
The Council of State confirmed the ranking of LFI at "the far left" and of the UDR at "the far right" for the municipalities of 2026. This decision highlights an increasing polarisation of the French political landscape.
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