He had almost said goodbye on the evening of the first round of the presidential election, then Jean-Luc Mélenchon had plunged back into the battle of the legislative elections by seeking the post of Prime Minister. Enough to maintain doubt about a new candidacy in 2027. But in an interview with the Reporterre news site, the Insoumis leader seems to be closing the door to the next presidential election for good.
” I want to be replaced » : this time it’s clear Jean-Luc Mélenchon will not be a presidential candidate in 2027. At 71, and three battles for the Élysée behind him, the leader of rebellious France wants “ complete intellectual work to leave his political vision as a legacy.
But Jean-Luc Mélenchon also addresses a warning to the ambitious: “ the first to start a civil war ” within France Insoumise, ” he will deal with me »
No question of letting LFI sink into internal quarrels when appetites are already beginning to show. In recent days, MPs Clémentine Autain and Francois Ruffin thus made their melody heard.
The role of arbiter that Jean-Luc Mélenchon assigns himself can also have its share of ambiguity. His “do better” launched to his teams on the evening of the first round of the presidential election sounded as much like a transfer of power as a challenge.
According to one of his old companions, if no personality emerges [pour lui succéder], we can’t blame him for wanting to re-enlist “. Jean-Luc Mélenchon therefore decides to withdraw, but he always remains available as a last resort.