With or without Mélenchon, opinions on the left diverge for 2027

Despite its disunity, the vast majority of the left agrees on at least one point: without an alliance, it's impossible to hope to win, or even qualify for the second round of the next presidential election. With almost two years to go until the election, calls to move forward together have been multiplying for many weeks. In the media, party leaders—except for the Insoumis—when questioned about the next supreme election all explain that they are in favor of a single candidate. Or almost. Because one question divides the (now defunct) New Popular Front (NFP): should the potential future union include La France Insoumise and its leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon?

To this question, the national secretary of the Ecologists, Marine Tondelier, answers "yes." Or, at least, refuses to exclude the rebellious movement from the 2027 discussions. During her re-election speech on Saturday, April 26, in Pantin (Seine-Saint-Denis), she called on the Socialist Party and LFI to stop attacking each other. "Irreconcilable lefts don't exist," she insisted.