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The French government (specifically the conseil d’État) has stated that neither Mélenchon nor his party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) are far-left. Their stated goals for governing are comparable to Mitterand or FDR - social democrats.
It’s this kind of framing by press that maintains the kind of hostility towards the press that OP has noted in a sibling comment.
(the conseil d’État) has stated that neither Mélenchon nor his party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) are far-left
This is literally false
https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20260227.OBS112745/le-conseil-d-etat-confirme-la-classification-de-lfi-a-l-extreme-gauche-pour-les-municipales.html
In that same link:
In 2024, they were declared simply “to the left”. In 2026, the interior ministry decided to reclassify them. So, we’re both technically right.
Not to mention, the interior ministry is headed by a dude who has called Marine Le Pen “soft” in the past and is vociferously anti-left.my bad, the dude in question is now heading the ministry of justice.Anyways the justification given by the actual head of the ministry of the interior had almost nothing to do with the concrete politics of Mélenchon nor his party/movement and almost everything to do with their member’s unwillingness to essentially play nice with the current government:
And for what it’s worth, some of the others who are classified far-left (and actually call themselves far-left) think that LFI is not far left enough to warrant the label:
Source for both quotes: https://actu.fr/politique/elections-municipales/laurent-nunez-classe-lfi-a-l-extreme-gauche-les-vraies-raisons-d-une-decision-polemique_63804785.html