# French presidential candidate proposes NATO withdrawal in election platform

https://mins.news/en/item/132565

- TASS, 2026-11-06 14:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2213939

> Jean-Luc Melenchon, the France Unbowed candidate for the 2027 presidential election, proposed immediately leaving NATO’s integrated military command and then gradually exiting the alliance, while rejecting the US demand for France to spend 5% of GDP on defense. The platform says France would still assist EU members under its treaty obligations, and Melenchon says the conflict should be resolved diplomatically.

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