John Lichfield
A veteran foreign editor and France correspondent, John is a regular columnist for The Local and one of the foremost experts on France writing in English.OPINION: France's 'left alliance' is an optical illusion and Mélenchon will not be PM
Four parties of the French left have formed a pact with the intention of winning a majority in the French parliament and forcing Emmanuel Macron to accept the hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon as his prime minister. But, says John Lichfield, the alliance is a mirage and their plan will fail.