Mélenchon is putting the bar for negotiations with Macron very high. Taking non-negotiable positions on issues of domestic politics.
In other words, will be the kingmaker iwithout being a PM, & is clearly positioning himself to run for president in 3 years. On that, there is no doubt at all.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon right now (roughly translation): “the president’s party was clearly defeated. The president must call on the NFP to form a government”
Mélenchon is basically saying hell no to a PM from the Ensemble coalition.
On the one hand him taking this strong a position risks Macron splitting the most centrist elements of his coalition, but on the other hand I can imagine Macron has used up a lot of goodwill on the left and the emergency coalition may hold.
