"Will Have To Recognize The State Of Palestine": Jean-Luc Melenchon (image@JLMelenchon)
Jean-Luc Melenchon is grabbing headlines again as France’s left alliances came together, giving a shock result to far right National Rally party. Right after the initial poll indications, Melenchon seized the moment. Before anyone else, including his own France Unbowed, the Socialists, and the Greens, Melenchon took centre stage at a gathering and demanded to form the government. He declared that the New Popular Front will not entertain “combination”, and will refuse any negotiations with other groups.
He also said that, “on international level, we will have to agree to recognize the State of Palestine”, and promised that recognizing the State of Palestine would be one of their first actions “as quickly as possible”, as reported by media.
BREAKING🚨 France will recognise the “State of Palestine”…🇫🇷🇵🇸
— Pelham (@Resist_05) July 7, 2024
He also called the mass killing of Palestinians by Israel as war crimes. He said cutting of basic necessities and telephone lines are called as a ‘crime against humanity’ under International law.
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Reportedly, recognizing the State of Palestine was a central promise of the New Popular Front during their campaign, which highlighted their stance on international issues and commitment to change in French foreign policy.
The snap poll marked a significant shift French political landscape. While the leftwing New Popular Front won 182 seats, President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance won 163 seats. Marine Le Pen’s far right National Rally, which won 143 seats were pushed to third position.
This created a hung parliament. Though other European countries are used to the coalition governments, Paris does not have the history of lawmakers of the opposite political camps aligning together to form a government.
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It may take weeks for the French parliament to form the government. The formation of the new government will also mark the New Popular Front’s ability to forge a coalition with centrists without risking an internal division.
