France’s Melenchon launches presidential platform in Paris, vowing to ‘change everything’

France’s far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has launched his political platform in Paris and will run in next year’s presidential election. Melenchon, a seasoned politician, proposes drastic changes, from reforming taxation and closing the gap between rich and poor to shifting France’s alliances. The France Unbowed leader says prices should be frozen immediately, the minimum wage increased, and wages indexed to inflation. He also says: “We don’t belong in NATO or in American wars.” While other French leaders dismissed last month’s cost-of-living protests, Melenchon walked alongside demonstrators, earning their respect and accusations from others that he was fuelling the unrest. Polls show he is likely to face the far-right’s Marine Le Pen in a spring run-off. Al Jazeera’s Rebecca Collard reports from Marseille, France. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly
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