💬 Opinion May 10, 2026 · René ter Steege

France’s Mélenchon and the Politics of Replacement

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Any left-winger worth his salt will cringe at the words “the great replacement,” supposedly a racist, extreme right-wing conspiracy theory. Jean Luc Mélenchon, the radical left-wing French presidential hopeful, begs to differ. “We represent the New France, the country of the great replacement, where one generation has replaced the other since the dawn of mankind,” he told supporters before announcing that next year he will again run for president.
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