MELENCHON. Jean-Luc Mélenchon spoke at the end of the second round of this legislative election and the good score achieved by Nupes, just behind the majority party Together! He evokes in particular a “rout” of the government in place.
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[Mis à jour le 19 juin 2022 à 21h01] Jean Luc Mélenchon spoke at the same time as Marine Le Pen who had preceded him by a few seconds after the results of this legislative election, and the excellent score achieved by Nupes, with approximately 156 seats to the National Assembly: “The rout of the presidential party is total” he expresses himself. “My message tonight is a fight message,” he continues. Before adding that “all the possibilities are in your hands. I am changing my combat post, my commitment will remain in the front of your ranks if you want it. The great spurt of history from the depths of what is France (…) has a face, the face of our collective, that of the Popular Union.” “Not for a moment will we give up governing this country.” “France is a political nation despite what the abstention says”.
Although he does not stand again this year and gives way to Manuel Bompard, he has been relatively involved in his role, at least with regard to the numerous proposals for resolutions or laws that he has developed. Its first, dated October 2017, concerned the creation of a commission of inquiry into the action of the State in the sale of several industrial jewels and the means implemented to defend the fundamental interests of the nation. in the economic field. In 2018, he asked for the creation of a commission of inquiry into the human, health and ecological scandal of chlordecone in the French West Indies, an important societal and health issue in recent years. He had also asked for the creation of a commission of inquiry into the fight against far-right groups in France. His major proposal concerns a constitutional law aimed at establishing the possibility of citizens’ initiative referendums and proposed in January 2019. On the climate side, he notably proposed a resolution to declare the climate and social emergency in May 2019. In terms of parity, he proposed a law aimed at ending the pay gap between women and men in equal positions last March.
The four main parties that make up the alliance have agreed on more than 650 common programmatic proposals. This program has as its base that of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the Popular Union for the 2022 presidential election, entitled The common future. Among the common proposals of the Nupes, we find the increase of the Smic to 1500€, the reduction of the legal age of retirement to 60 years, the establishment of an “ecological planning”, or the creation of an “autonomy allowance” for young people. The program of the Nupes also indicates the points of divergence existing between the various formations, “which will be put to the wisdom of the Assembly”.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon took 3rd place in the 1st round of the 2022 presidential election. With 21.95% of the votes cast, he failed 1.2 points behind Marine Le Pen and the second round. He thus improved his result compared to the 1st round of 2017, where he came in 4th position behind François Fillon, with 19.58% of the vote. It was Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s 3rd presidential election: in 2012, he had already come 4th in the 1st round, but with only 11.1% of the vote, far behind François Hollande (28.63).