2022 campaign diary

French Presidential: the Mélenchon turtle on the way to the second round?

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Jean-Luc Mélenchon, candidate of La France insoumise in the presidential election of 2022, during the march on March 20, 2022. AFP - CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT

Text by: Anne Cantener Follow

The candidate of the La France insoumise party gathered tens of thousands of people on Sunday March 20 in Paris, for a big march followed by a speech.

In the crowd: turtle disguises, symbol of the image that Jean-Luc Mélenchon himself used in reference to the famous fable by La Fontaine.

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