French leftwing parties form ‘Popular Front’ to contest snap election

Socialists, Greens, Communists and France Unbowed to have joint platform with a candidate in every constituency

France's four main leftwing parties have agreed to form a New Popular Front" (NPF) to contest the snap election, as the far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she would seek a national unity government" if her National Rally (RN) wins.

The Socialist party (PS), Greens, Communists and France Unbowed (LFI), led by the hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon, will campaign on a common platform and field a single joint candidate in each of the 577 parliamentary constituencies.