Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, has announced he will run in the 2027 presidential election. This marks his fourth presidential bid, having previously competed in 2012, 2017, and 2022.

Jean-Luc ⁠Melenchon, the leading figure in ⁠the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year’s presidential election, he said on Sunday. “Yes, I am a candidate,” Melenchon told TF1 ‌TV. Melenchon, 74, has been a fixture of the French left for decades, holding ministerial posts in past governments when he was a Socialist Party member. He ran for president in 2012, 2017 and 2022, coming third that year behind ⁠far-right leader Marine Le Pen and President....