Jean-Luc Mélenchon, candidate of La France insoumise in the presidential election was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Friday February 25. He answered questions from Salhia Brakhlia and Hadrien Bect, live from Reunion.
Sanctions against Russia ‘will not do anything except make life more difficult’
The candidate of the Insoumis estimates on franceinfo that the sanctions against Russia will not be effective and will not be useful “nothing but to make life more difficult” for the Russians and the French, in particular because they generate a significant increase in the prices of gas, oil or wheat.
However, “that’s all that’s left, so we have to support them“, he affirmed. For him, it is necessary “demand a ceasefire“, “to demand the exit of the Russians from this country” and “get to the bottom of the problem“, that is to say, to implement the conference of borders that he has been defending for several years. “We must act with vigor and determination“, he adds, but sending troops would be “madness”: “If we do that, warns Jean-Luc Mélenchon, war is started on the continent.“
Sponsorships: the candidate “of course” relieved to obtain 500 sponsorships
Jean-Luc Mélenchon yesterday passed the milestone of 500 sponsorships to be able to run for president. He thanked on franceinfo the elected officials who sponsored him, who “do their duty“. “All the teams have been in the field for weeks and weeks. Not everyone is as old a trained warrior as I am, so there was a lot of angst around me.“, he acknowledged.
He also assured again that he would be shocked to see Marine Le Pen or Eric Zemmour prevented from presenting themselves because “they represent a current of opinion”but he will not give them his sponsorship and still gives himself time to think about making a decision.