Politics● LowAug 29 · Aug 29, 2026, 4:04 PM
Mélenchon sparks debate with proposal to cancel part of national debt
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe
The radical-left presidential candidate has proposed to freeze the part of the French debt payable to the European Central Bank. Attacked by business leaders and debated by politicians and experts, Jean-Luc Mélenchon has hit back over what he called 'caricatures' of his idea.
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