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In France's poor, diverse suburbs, Melenchon's hard left charts a path to the presidency

SARCELLES, France, June 2 - When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended three decades of municipal rule by the Socialists,…

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The Straits TimesJun 2, 2026, 5:10 AM

In France's poor, diverse suburbs, Melenchon's hard left charts a path to the presidency

SARCELLES, France, June 2 - When Bassi Konate became mayor of Sarcelles this spring, the independent candidate backed by the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ended three decades of municipal rule by the Socialists, the traditional powerhouse of the French left.

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