Taxes, expenses … Mélenchon’s worrying project – Le Figaro

DECRYPTION – Explosion of taxes, retirement at 60, price freezes… If he arrives at Matignon, the boss of Nupes will bring the country to its knees. What will be the weight in the National Assembly of the union of the left? While the coalition led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon succeeded this weekend in qualifying for the second round of the legislative elections in 10 of the 11 constituencies of French people living abroad (and twice ahead of the Macronist candidate), the question torments the majority. Especially since behind the emblematic figure of the new maximo leader of the left is a most radical program. The application of the measures carried by the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes), a copy-paste in broad strokes of those of La France insoumise, would plunge France into unknown and inhospitable lands. All-out statism, explosion of public spending and taxes for businesses and well-to-do households, the euro zone being held hostage… The cocktail proposed by the united left has a truly devastating impact on the French and European economy. To read also “The police kills”: Mélenchon assumes his point believing that this is his “duty” Critics “come from the right, from the extreme… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 89% left to discover. Cultivating your freedom is cultivating your curiosity. Non-binding subscription Already a subscriber? Login