00:00Leader of France's main left-wing party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, says he will run in the country's 2027 presidential election,
00:08marking his fourth attempt at the top office.
00:11The 74-year-old politician is expected to face a candidate from the far-right, with either Marine Lapon or
00:18Jordan Bardella likely to lead that camp.
00:21Mélenchon has stood in France's presidential race three times before.
00:25He won around 11 percent of the vote in 2012, rose to nearly 20 percent in 2017, and reached just
00:33over 20 percent in 2022, finishing third behind President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Lapon.
00:39In comments to French media, he called for closer coordination between France and Spain, warning of rising global tensions linked
00:47to conflicts involving the United States and Israel in the Middle East.
00:51He said the world faces growing risks of wider war alongside climate pressures and what he described as an approaching
00:59economic and social crisis.
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