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Canaii@lemmy.zipto
Europe@feddit.org•Enter the disrupter: Far-left Mélenchon seizes momentum in French electionsEnglish
103·16 hours agoHe and his supporters HATE when you call him far-left.
We have had a debate for months on his wikipedia page over whether or not he is far left.
- Said Ukraine should have respected Russia
- Wrote an entire book attacking the EU
- He was endorsed by the anti-capitalist movement (NPA) in several elections.
- He once called Venezuela a source of inspiration
- Once describe businessmen as “the class of exploiters”
- Called several critics “degenerate bourgeois”
- Sentenced to jail for physically pushing a prosecutor on camera
- He is more to the left than Pedro Sanchez or Jeremy Corbyn
I wrote that he is far-left on his wikipedia page.
Someone deleted it. Someone added “far-left” again. Someone deleted that again. Someone added “far-left” again. The Wikipedia French administrators ended up intervening. His official article now says “Some consider him far-left”.
For the record, 70% of french people surveyed call him far-left:
Canaii@lemmy.zipto
Europe@feddit.org•The French parliament introduced a motion to condemn Russia's war against Ukraine. Almost everyone voted yes. 2 political parties refused to vote.English
123·3 days agoThey are left-center/left at best,
Left of center 🤔 ?
Here is Jean-Luc Melenchon, the official leader of LFI :
“Look at what Chavez achieved in Venezuela. Our goal is to transform an angry people into a revolutionary people. This is what we want in France. It’s what I’m pushing for”*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsCwuhXSVG4
Here is the official X account of LFI :
“Capitalism isn’t a system that can be regulated. Our goal is radical change”
https://x.com/FranceInsoumise/status/1958528941859422422
It’s okay to be far-left. It’s not a crime dude.
Canaii@lemmy.zipOPto
Europe@feddit.org•France 'ready' to military defend Gulf Countries and JordanEnglish
171·18 days agoMany french people don’t know this, but Defense is actually one of the most important sectors of the French economy, alongside tourism and luxury.
And the largest clients of French defense industry?
Saudi Arabia. Qatar. The United Arab Emirates…

















Here is a statement from him:
“Look at what Chavez achieved in Venezuela. Our goal is similar. We want to transform an angry people into a revolutionary people. This is what we want in France”*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsCwuhXSVG4
Here is the official X account of his political party :
“Capitalism isn’t a system that can be regulated. Our goal is system change”
https://x.com/FranceInsoumise/status/1958528941859422422