Jean-Luc Mélenchon
French left-wing politician; founder and de facto leader of La France Insoumise.
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Roles
La France Insoumise (de facto leader)
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- Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a French left-wing politician who founded La France Insoumise in February 2016 and is its de facto leader.
- He ran for president in 2012, 2017 and 2022, coming third in 2022 with 21.95% of the first-round vote, and in 2026 announced he would run in 2027.
- He was a senator, a minister for vocational education from 2000 to 2002, and a Member of the European Parliament from 2009.
- He sat in the National Assembly for Marseille from 2017 to 2022.
Key facts
- Born
- 19 August 1951, Tangier, Morocco1
- Party
- La France Insoumise (founded it in 2016); earlier the Socialist Party (1976 to 2008) and the Left Party1
- Presidential runs
- 2012 (fourth, 11.1%), 2017 (fourth, 19.6%), 2022 (third, 21.95%); declared for 20271
- Offices
- Senator (from 1986); Minister for Vocational Education (2000 to 2002); MEP (2009 to 2017); deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency (2017 to 2022)1
Roles
Leads
- La France InsoumiseOrganization
de facto leader · since 2016 source on La France Insoumise
Founded
- La France InsoumiseOrganization
since Feb 2016 source on La France Insoumise
Links
Sources
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