The other concerns his presidential campaign expenditure; Mr Mélenchon came fourth in the first round of French elections last year.An irate Mr Mélenchon, an admirer of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro Mr Mélenchon appears to have gone one up on Ms Le Pen - his arch-rival who failed to film police when they raided her headquarters in 2016. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. 10 लाख पसंद. Jean-Luc Mélenchon rassemble plus de 7 millions de suffrages autour de sa candidature et du programme « L'Avenir en commun ». Email About the Author. "Mélenchon is the Venezuela scenario, Le Pen is the Argentine scenario," he said. Later he served as vocational education minister under Socialist premier Lionel Jospin from 2000 to 2002.But in 2008, he fell out with then party leader Francois Hollande and quit the Socialists, saying "our country needs another voice on the left".An admirer of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and Chinese chairman Mao Zedong, Mr Mélenchon sprinkles his tirades against the liberal establishment with odes to the arts and philosophy.An innovative campaigner, he has also created a buzz by appearing at rallies as a hologram and boasts more than a million followers on Twitter and his own YouTube channel - a way to circumvent the traditional media, which he accuses of bias.Other policies include environmental protection and increased labour rights. Facing Mélenchon in the second round poses a very different challenge for any of the main contenders than facing Le Pen. Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Jean-Luc Mélenchon. "Putin is the one who validates chemical weapons massacres in Syria and an absolutely totalitarian regime in Chechnya that is the process of massacring homosexuals," he said.Mr Mélenchon has also described Germans as “grumbling Teutons” who seek to “deport” their old people to eastern Europe or Thailand.And he’s written that German “expansionism” was at work in the country’s 1990 reunification – an “annexation” of East Germany, in his words.Meanwhile, Pierre Gattaz, head of the French employers' federation MEDEF, warned his election would spell "absolute catastrophe", as would far-Right leader Marine Le Pen. A source close to the inquiry told AFP the raids were connected to two preliminary investigations.One concerns allegations that Mr Mélenchon’s assistants enjoyed fictitious European Parliament jobs when he was MEP. 1 mio. Les posts publiés par lui sont signés « JLM ». In the past he has proposed a 100 per cent income tax on French residents who earn over €360,000 a year.Mr Mélenchon has also called for the debt of troubled eurozone states to be written off to allow massive new investment to spur growth. Read our community guidelines in full French presidential election candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon.Jean-Luc Melenchon waves at supporters as he cruises on a barge in Paris. He became the youngest member of the French Senate in 1986. He could represent the whole left and the anti-establishment, in a moment when voters are begging for alternative politics. He broadcast the raid from his smart phone on Facebook.Police also searched the headquarters of the Parti de Gauche, a Leftist ally, and Mr Mélenchon’s former assistants. After repeated requests to stop recording with her phone, fraud officers reportedly lunged for the device, which she promptly thrust down her cleavage, daring them to "come and get it".They declined to take up her challenge, according to l'Express magazine.Ms Le Pen, along with a dozen other elected figures and the party itself, are accused of using funds available to them as members of the European Parliament to pay for staff working for the party in France instead.The far-Right leader, who lost to Mr Macron in the second round of France's presidential election last year, claims the case and others against her as a politically-motivated attempt to ruin her party.We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.To watch The Telegraph's latest video content please visit Jean-Luc Mélenchon broadcast a police search of his France Insoumise party HQ live from his smart phoneFrench far right leader Marine Le Pen is facing charges of embezzlement of public funds over alleged fictitious assistant jobs while MEP

Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Police also searched the headquarters of the Parti de Gauche, a Leftist ally, and Mr Mélenchon’s former assistants. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. tykkäystä. Follow on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram Follow on LinkedIn Show comments. Candidat aux élections législatives à Marseille, Jean-Luc Mélenchon est élu député de la ville puis président du groupe « La France insoumise » qui compte 17 élus à l'Assemblée nationale. Find out more Jean-Luc Mélenchon est député de Marseille et président du groupe «La France insoumise» à l'Assemblée nationale. Les posts publiés par lui sont signés « JLM ». Jean-Luc Mélenchon est député de Marseille et président du groupe «La France insoumise» à l'Assemblée nationale. Mr Mélenchon is accused by detractors of cosying up to Vladimir Putin and other autocratic leaders in South America while blaming the West for most of the world's conflicts. 1 milj. You need to … Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon est député de Marseille et président du groupe «La France insoumise» à l'Assemblée nationale. Synes godt om. The polls tip Macron to beat National Front leader Le Pen in a runoff between the two leading candidates on May 7.We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.To watch The Telegraph's latest video content please visit He broadcast the raid from his smart phone on Facebook. "Mélenchon is the Venezuela scenario, Le Pen is the Argentine scenario," he said. 1M likes. "He explains to us that democracy is Cuba, Venezuela, Russia," said Yannick Jadot, an ecologist who supports Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon. The 65-year-old former Socialist minister is also the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West France.He studied philosophy and was a Trotskyist student activist before joining the Socialist party at age 25. Twitter. Jean-Luc Mélenchon est député de Marseille et président du groupe «La France insoumise» à l'Assemblée nationale. ... Facebook.