
During a forum in Barcelona, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin affirmed that the election of Jean-Luc Mélenchon or Marine Le Pen in 2027 would put an end to the European Community as it currently exists.
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Gérald Darmanin spoke at a forum in Barcelona in support of Édouard Philippe's candidacy for the 2027 presidential election.
“Mr. Mélenchon and Ms. Le Pen will kill Europe as it exists,” if one or the other reaches the Élysée in 2027, said Monday, November 2, the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, support of the candidate Édouard Philippe, during a forum in Barcelona.
“It is indisputable that if Mr. Mélenchon or if Ms. Le Pen is elected, there will no longer be a Europe as we know it today. There will always be a European continent and countries that will talk to each other, but there will be no European Community,” continued the minister, estimating that “the projects of the two candidates (...) are built on the end of this Europe”.

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