(Bloomberg) -- It didn’t take Jean-Luc Melenchon long to seize the moment after initial poll indications of the French legislative vote showed the leftist New Popular Front was headed to a shock ...

Jean-Luc Mélenchon led his coalition to a narrow victory in elections. But even some of his allies bristle at the thought of the combative former Trotskyist becoming prime minister. By Adam Nossiter ...

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France Unbowed (LFI), tells supporters he is "so immensely relieved" as exit polls indicate a lead for his left-wing New Popular Front alliance. Many had expected the far ...

Jean-Luc Melenchon has been labelled a firebrand, the most divisive figure in French politics and France's Jeremy Corbyn. The 72-year-old is the leader of France Unbowed, the largest party in the left ...

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), and member of the alliance of left-wing parties, called the "Nouveau Front Populaire" (New ...

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a 72-year-old far-left leader supported by Communists, has consistently alarmed markets and investors whenever he nears political power. Mélenchon, known for his impassioned, ...