Mélenchon's deadly race to the bottom
- Posted on February 28, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Mélenchon's deadly race to the bottom

EDITORIAL. Radical left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has chosen to divide and use insults to present himself as the anti-establishment candidate, resorting to tactics that have no place in left-wing culture. This Trump-style strategy plays into the far right's hands, as it dreams of facing Mélenchon in the 2027 presidential election.