He fought France’s far right for half a century. Now Melenchon’s presidential bid may hand it power
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Young supporters wore his name on their backs like a soccer star’s, above the number 27. They sang about brass bands and revolution. Many had spent the fall protesting or blockading their schools. Then in walked Jean-Luc Mélenchon : 75 years old, on his fourth presidential run and old enough to be their grandfather. “I have only one sensible thing to propose,” he told…
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