Socialists, Greens, Communists and France Unbowed to have joint platform with a candidate in every constituency France’s four main leftwing parties have agreed to form a “New Popular Front” (NPF) to contest the snap election, as the far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she would seek a “national unity government” if her National Rally (RN) wins.The Socialist party (PS), Greens, Communists and France Unbowed (LFI), led by the hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon, will campaign on a common platform and field a single joint candidate in each of the 577 parliamentary constituencies. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/14/french-leftwing-parties-popular-front-contest-snap-election
Author : Jon Henley in Paris
Publish date : 2024-06-14 22:55:24
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French leftwing parties form ‘Popular Front’ to contest snap election
