France's Mélenchon to stage major campaign rally for manifesto launch
The leader of the hard-left France Unbowed party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is currently polling second ahead of next spring's presidential elections, according to a poll conducted in late October.
On 6 November, French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon released his manifesto titled "A Shared Future" (L’Avenir en commun). The far-left France Unbowed party organised a significant campaign rally near Paris on the same day. Current polls show Mélenchon in second place with 17.6% of voting intentions, trailing far-right National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen, who leads with 36%.
The manifesto challenges EU regulations not aligned with French interests, including the EU migration pact and European defence. It also proposes reducing France's contribution to the EU budget by around €9 billion. The party's stance on Russia's war in Ukraine focuses on diplomacy and withdrawal of troops, while emphasising France's relationship with Israel.
Domestically, the manifesto supports raising the retirement age to 60, increasing the minimum wage, reducing media ownership concentration, and expanding public services. It also calls for tax increases on wealthy individuals and corporations to generate an estimated €106.4 billion in additional annual revenue.
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