{
  "id": 18745738,
  "title": "Mélenchon presents party manifesto as social unrest continues across France",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/melenchon-presents-party-manifesto-as-social-unrest-continues-across",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T16:04:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/07/melenchon-presents-party-manifesto-as-social-unrest-continues-across-france"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a hard left leader, has called on his supporters to gather in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on Saturday to present his party's new manifesto, \"L'Avenir en commun\" (The Future in Common). After launching his campaign in June, he held a rally with 26,000 people outside the Basilica of Saint-Denis. His choice of venue is calculated, as it was in Le Bourget where François Hollande made the statement, \"My real opponent is the world of finance,\" during the 2012 presidential campaign. Mélenchon is seeking a decisive break from the left during a time of social unrest across France, currently polling around 18% in the polls. The manifesto emphasizes ecological transformation, enshrining stronger environmental protections in the constitution, and a gradual phase-out of nuclear power. The party plans to replace administrative regions with eco-regions focused on water resource management. Foreign policy remains focused on the war in Gaza and Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank, and a suspension of the association agreement between Israel and the European Union. The manifesto has drawn strong reactions from opponents, with far-right National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen criticizing it as a plan to dismantle France. Protests continue nationwide, with nearly 1.6 million people participating in demonstrations demanding higher minimum wages, better working conditions, protection of public services, and more resources for schools and universities.",
  "summary": "In a post on X, Le Pen, the presidential candidate for the far-right National Rally party, hit out at what she called a \"plan to dismantle France\".",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}