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He fought France's far right for half a century. Now Mélenchon eyes a 2027 runoff with Le Pen

He fought France's far right for half a century. Now Mélenchon eyes a 2027 runoff with Le Pen
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Young supporters wore his name on their backs like a soccer star’s, above the number 27. They sang about brass bands and revolution. Many had spent the fall protesting or blockading their schools. Then in walked Jean-Luc Mélenchon: 75 years old, on his fourth presidential run and old enough to b...

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