We probably have had threads on it, discussions if not threads seemingly to me to be mostly about Le Pen.
Now the guy who is, even to me, too far left, is rising in popularity.
I'm very ill informed on French politics, but I'll jump in anyway and say I'm for Macron, or think I am. Melenchon seems kind of crackers.
So, this thread is for me to learn from people who know more about present time french politics and their ramifications than I do.
The article in today's Guardian that triggered my starting a discussion:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/12/french-presidential-election-surge-far-left-candidate-melenchon