# 'We must change everything': French far-left leader Mélenchon launches presidential programme

https://mins.news/en/item/133931

- France 24, 2026-11-07 17:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261107-we-must-change-everything-french-far-left-leader-m%C3%A9lenchon-launches-presidential-programme

> Veteran leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon formally unveiled his 2027 presidential programme in a speech on Saturday, pledging to raise France’s minimum wage, cap prices for essential foods and restore the retirement age to 60. Polls show he is currently the left’s strongest contender against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

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