The French hard-left leader's ties to Jeremy Corbyn: Jean-Luc Melenchon is a friend of the ex-Labour leader and Israel critic… and has defended him from accusations of anti-Semitism
Daily MailJean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the hard-left 'France Unbowed' party, shares a number of things in common with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Britain's former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, right, speaks with French far left politician Jean Luc Melenchon outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the hard-left ' France Unbowed' party, shares a number of things in common with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn gives a speech after being declared winner of the North Islington Parliamentary seat, in London, Britain, 05 July 2024 Britain's former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, centre, speaks with French far left politician Jean Luc Melenchon, left, outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 Both Melenchon and Corbyn have met on several occasions over the years, though the content of their discussions has always remained private. Melenchon greets Corbyn at a meeting at the Hague earlier this year File photo dated 21/03/19: Then-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and then-shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer in Brussels Former Labour Party leader and newly elected MP Jeremy Corbyn addresses members of the press at the National March for Palestine in London, United Kingdom on July 6, 2024 Mathilde Panot, Manuel Bompard, Jean-Luc Melenchon and Daniele Obono seen on stage at the headquarters of La France Insoumise after the results of the second round of the legislative elections Three years younger than his British counterpart, the 72-year-old Melenchon has been a fixture in French left-wing politics for decades and held ministerial posts in past governments. Founder of left-wing party La France Insoumise Jean-Luc Melenchon reacts during the election night of left-wing party La France Insoumise following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at La Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris on July 7, 2024 Former Labour Party leader and newly elected MP Jeremy Corbyn joins other independent candidates and MPs at the National March for Palestine in London, United Kingdom on July 6, 2024 Corbyn, born in 1949, has had a similarly turbulent political career.
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