
Jean-Luc Mélenchon Announces 2027 Presidential Candidacy
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise), has announced he will run in next year's French presidential election. The 74-year-old politician confirmed his candidacy to TF1 TV on Sunday, marking his fourth presidential bid after finishing third in 2022 behind Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. Under the French constitution, Macron cannot seek a third term.
