Melenchon Unveils 2027 Programme

French presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Melenchon has launched his 2027 election manifesto, promising economic stimulus and a return to retirement at 60. He also renewed his call for France to withdraw from NATO and reject American foreign policy.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) and candidate for the 2027 French presidential election, attends a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strikes and protests over wages, the cost of living and public services called by French labour unions

Jean-Luc Melenchon unveiled his 2027 presidential manifesto in France, pledging a consumer-led economic stimulus and renewing calls for a complete exit from NATO. The anti-capitalist leader addressed 17,000 supporters during Saturday afternoon's rally in the northern Paris suburb of Le Bourget. Recent opinion polls position him to reach the presidential runoff next April, though projections show a second-round defeat.