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French leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon to challenge Le Pen
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin May 13, 2012 03:35am |
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| News Date | Sunday, May 13, 2012 09:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Mr Melenchon says he will stand in the working-class town of Henin-Beaumont, near Calais, where Ms Le Pen resides.
Ms Le Pen's National Front won more than 30% of votes in the town in the first round of the presidential poll.
In that poll, Mr Melenchon won 11% of the vote, achieving fourth position behind Ms Le Pen.
"I am coming here because there is a battle which has a national significance and, if I may say so, an international one too because all eyes are upon us in Europe," Mr Melenchon, leader of the Left Front party, told supporters in Henin-Beaumont.
"In this battle, two visions for solving the crisis will be confronted, so let's compare," he said.
"Is the problem with the immigrants or is it with the bankers? For us, it's the bankers." |
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