Jean-Luc Mélenchon provokes his Nupes allies

The leader of the Insoumis, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, in front of the headquarters of the Vertbaudet company, in Tourcoing (North), on May 22, during a rally in support of employees on strike for salary increases. DENIS CHARLET/AFP

A good foot in the dish. The day of mobilization against the pension reform from Tuesday, June 6 could give the Nupes the opportunity to appear again – and perhaps for the last time on this issue – in a united front against the “manoeuvres” parliamentarians of the presidential majority. It was without counting on Jean-Luc Mélenchon, at the head of the Insoumis.

In an interview at 20 minutes published on Monday, the three-time presidential candidate denounced “small party interests“who put the Nupes”in danger”. “If there is no union with Europeanwarned Mélenchon, nor will there be any in the municipal elections. Why would there be one in the presidential election? This tool of pressure to constitute a common list for Europeans has already been used by rebels, their number two in particular, Manuel Bompard. Even though the ecologists and the socialists refuse to do so, as do the communists. Everyone considers that this one-round proportional voting is…