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Surging in Polls, French Leftist Melenchon Rules Out Pact with Socialist Party | News | teleSUR English
![Jean-Luc Melenchon, 'Parti Socialiste', during the most important meeting for the 'No' vote for the upcoming referendum about the European constitution holds by communists, socialists, and syndicalists leaders in Montpellier, France on Jean-Luc Melenchon, 'Parti Socialiste', during the most important meeting for the 'No' vote for the upcoming referendum about the European constitution holds by communists, socialists, and syndicalists leaders in Montpellier, France on](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EA45B5/jean-luc-melenchon-parti-socialiste-during-the-most-important-meeting-for-the-no-vote-for-the-upcoming-referendum-about-the-european-constitution-holds-by-communists-socialists-and-syndicalists-leaders-in-montpellier-france-on-may-20-2005-photo-by-gerald-holubowiczabaca-2EA45B5.jpg)
Jean-Luc Melenchon, 'Parti Socialiste', during the most important meeting for the 'No' vote for the upcoming referendum about the European constitution holds by communists, socialists, and syndicalists leaders in Montpellier, France on
![Jean-Luc Melenchon (L), the leader of the French far-left Parti de Gauche, reacts after the tribute to late satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo cartoonist and editor-in-chief Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb, in Jean-Luc Melenchon (L), the leader of the French far-left Parti de Gauche, reacts after the tribute to late satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo cartoonist and editor-in-chief Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb, in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D0PEFB/jean-luc-melenchon-l-the-leader-of-the-french-far-left-parti-de-gauche-reacts-after-the-tribute-to-late-satirical-french-magazine-charlie-hebdo-cartoonist-and-editor-in-chief-stephane-charbonnier-known-as-charb-in-pontoise-near-paris-january-16-2015-ceremonies-continue-to-honour-the-memories-of-the-17-people-who-were-killed-in-last-weeks-attacks-reutersgonzalo-fuentes-france-tags-politics-crime-law-media-2D0PEFB.jpg)
Jean-Luc Melenchon (L), the leader of the French far-left Parti de Gauche, reacts after the tribute to late satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo cartoonist and editor-in-chief Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb, in
![Jean-Luc Melenchon (C), leader of France's Parti de Gauche political party and the Front de Gauche political party's candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, French Communist deputy Marie-Georges Buffet (L) and Jean-Luc Melenchon (C), leader of France's Parti de Gauche political party and the Front de Gauche political party's candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, French Communist deputy Marie-Georges Buffet (L) and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D0H8N4/jean-luc-melenchon-c-leader-of-frances-parti-de-gauche-political-party-and-the-front-de-gauche-political-partys-candidate-for-the-2012-french-presidential-election-french-communist-deputy-marie-georges-buffet-l-and-europe-ecologie-les-verts-green-deputy-martine-billard-r-take-part-in-a-demonstration-called-marche-pour-la-6e-republique-march-for-the-6th-republic-in-paris-march-18-2012-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-tags-politics-elections-2D0H8N4.jpg)
Jean-Luc Melenchon (C), leader of France's Parti de Gauche political party and the Front de Gauche political party's candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, French Communist deputy Marie-Georges Buffet (L) and
![General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent and President of the new left wing party Parti de Gauche Jean-Luc Melenchon attend a meeting of the left wing political parties, in Montreuil, General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent and President of the new left wing party Parti de Gauche Jean-Luc Melenchon attend a meeting of the left wing political parties, in Montreuil,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E33JMH/general-secretary-of-french-communist-party-pierre-laurent-and-president-of-the-new-left-wing-party-parti-de-gauche-jean-luc-melenchon-attend-a-meeting-of-the-left-wing-political-parties-in-montreuil-near-paris-france-on-september-8-2010-photo-by-thibault-camusabacapresscom-2E33JMH.jpg)
General secretary of French communist party Pierre Laurent and President of the new left wing party Parti de Gauche Jean-Luc Melenchon attend a meeting of the left wing political parties, in Montreuil,
![Jean-Luc Melenchon during the founding congress of the Left Party (Parti de Gauche„PG) in Limeil-Brevannes, near Paris, France on February 1st, 2009. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy Jean-Luc Melenchon during the founding congress of the Left Party (Parti de Gauche„PG) in Limeil-Brevannes, near Paris, France on February 1st, 2009. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E3EMX0/jean-luc-melenchon-during-the-founding-congress-of-the-left-party-parti-de-gauchepg-in-limeil-brevannes-near-paris-france-on-february-1st-2009-photo-by-mousseabacapresscom-2E3EMX0.jpg)
Jean-Luc Melenchon during the founding congress of the Left Party (Parti de Gauche„PG) in Limeil-Brevannes, near Paris, France on February 1st, 2009. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy
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French far-left Parti de Gauche (PG) party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon (R) attends the annual Labour May Day march in Paris May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS CIVIL UNREST
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