Despite the left holding the largest bloc of seats in France’s national assembly, President Emmanuel Macron has again undemocratically appointed one of his allies as prime minister, sparking an explosive grassroots reaction, reports John Mullen.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
With the death of French fascist Jean-Marie Le Pen, in the midst of a political crisis in France, now is the time to re-explain and remobilise people against the fascist National Rally, which is closer to government than ever, writes John Mullen.
Tempest interviewed Marxist activist John Mullen about anti-capitalist organising and the need for unity to overcome divisions within the left in France.
After France’s recent parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron refused to allow the Nouveau Front Populaire left alliance to form government. Tempest interviewed Marxist activist John Mullen about the challenges facing the left in France following the formation of the new right-wing government.
Paris-based anticapitalist activist and Green Left contributor John Mullen spoke to German publication Marx21 on July 12 about the July 7 French election result and the immediate challenges for the left.
While elections are not at the centre of class struggle, the formation of left-wing electoral alliance the New Popular Front has inspired a wider and deeper anti-fascist mobilisation in France, argues John Mullen.
Green Left’s Susan Price spoke with John Mullen, an anticapitalist activist living in Paris and a supporter of the left-wing France Insoumise, following the far-right's gains in the recent European elections and French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election.
In the run-up to June’s parliamentary elections, the political atmosphere in France has been transformed by a new left alliance, the New Popular Ecological and Social Union, reports John Mullen.
John Mullen shares his analysis of the politics of Jean-Luc Melenchon and La France Insoumise.
French anti-capitalist activist and commentator John Mullen discusses the upcoming French election.
Who is Jean-Luc Mélenchon and can his party La France Insoumise harness the anger of working people to bring about a radical change of government in next month's elections? John Mullen shares his analysis.
Mireille Knoll was brutally murdered in her Paris apartment on March 23. She was 85 years old with a disability and a Holocaust survivor. Police suspect anti-Semitism may have motivated the attack upon her; all prompting an emotional outpouring.
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