![French Front de Gauche candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, Candidate for socialist primary elections and President of the Poitou-Charentes regional council Segolene Royal and General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent are pictured French Front de Gauche candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, Candidate for socialist primary elections and President of the Poitou-Charentes regional council Segolene Royal and General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent are pictured](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E28NBR/french-front-de-gauche-candidate-jean-luc-melenchon-candidate-for-socialist-primary-elections-and-president-of-the-poitou-charentes-regional-council-segolene-royal-and-general-secretary-of-french-communist-party-pierre-laurent-are-pictured-during-the-fete-de-l-humanite-in-la-courneuve-in-suburbs-of-paris-france-on-september-17-2011-photo-by-mousseabacapresscom-2E28NBR.jpg)
French Front de Gauche candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, Candidate for socialist primary elections and President of the Poitou-Charentes regional council Segolene Royal and General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent are pictured
![Member of French parliament Jean-Luc Melenchon, far-left opposition "France Insoumise" (France Unbowed) party's leader, reacts as he attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, February Member of French parliament Jean-Luc Melenchon, far-left opposition "France Insoumise" (France Unbowed) party's leader, reacts as he attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, February](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2hd5htn/jean-luc-antoine-pierre-mlenchon-is-a-french-politician-who-presided-over-the-la-france-insoumise-group-in-the-national-assembly-from-2017-to-2021-he-has-been-the-member-of-the-national-assembly-for-the-4th-constituency-of-bouches-du-rhne-since-2017-france-2hd5htn.jpg)
Member of French parliament Jean-Luc Melenchon, far-left opposition "France Insoumise" (France Unbowed) party's leader, reacts as he attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, February
![General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent and President of the new left wing party Parti de Gauche Jean-Luc Melenchon attend a meeting of the left wing political parties, in Montreuil, General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent and President of the new left wing party Parti de Gauche Jean-Luc Melenchon attend a meeting of the left wing political parties, in Montreuil,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E33JMC/general-secretary-of-french-communist-party-pierre-laurent-and-president-of-the-new-left-wing-party-parti-de-gauche-jean-luc-melenchon-attend-a-meeting-of-the-left-wing-political-parties-in-montreuil-near-paris-france-on-september-8-2010-photo-by-thibault-camusabacapresscom-2E33JMC.jpg)
General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent and President of the new left wing party Parti de Gauche Jean-Luc Melenchon attend a meeting of the left wing political parties, in Montreuil,
![Front de Gauche (FG) leftist party's president Jean-Luc Melenchon is pictured during a press conference next Communist Party General Secretary Pierre Laurent at National Assembly, in Paris, France on May 21, 2012. Front de Gauche (FG) leftist party's president Jean-Luc Melenchon is pictured during a press conference next Communist Party General Secretary Pierre Laurent at National Assembly, in Paris, France on May 21, 2012.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E0FCAH/front-de-gauche-fg-leftist-partys-president-jean-luc-melenchon-is-pictured-during-a-press-conference-next-communist-party-general-secretary-pierre-laurent-at-national-assembly-in-paris-france-on-may-21-2012-photo-by-stephane-lemoutonabacapresscom-2E0FCAH.jpg)