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Mélenchon sparks debate with proposal to cancel part of national debt

The radical-left presidential candidate has proposed to freeze the part of the French debt payable to the European Central Bank. Attacked by business leaders and debated by politicians and experts, Jean-Luc Mélenchon has hit back over what he called 'caricatures' of his idea.

Mélenchon sparks debate with proposal to cancel part of national debt

We haven't written up this one. Le Monde English has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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