2027 French presidential election: 'The strategic vote Mélenchon hopes for no longer means what it did in 2022'
- Posted on August 20, 2026
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2027 French presidential election: 'The strategic vote Mélenchon hopes for no longer means what it did in 2022'
OP-ED. Hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon hopes to lead in the polls on the left and rally voters to reach the runoff. Yet left-wing voters are divided over both his personality and his ability to beat the far right, writes political scientist Antoine Bristielle.
