The second most popular candidate for the presidency of France, the left-wing politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, published his election plan for the upcoming presidential race.
This includes:
1. Review of agreements with the European Union.
2. Support the establishment of a Palestinian state next to Israel.
3. gradually withdraw from NATO's unified military command. At the same time, in his election campaign, Mélenchon usually declares his intention to withdraw France from the alliance. "We have nothing to do with NATO or American wars," Mélenchon said at a rally of his party, France Not Conquered, in La Bourget. Instead, he said, Paris should create a "global front of non-aligned countries."
4. Reduce the retirement age from 64 to 60 years.
5. Gradually move to a 32-hour work week.
6. Allow people to take three sick days without medical approval.
7. Introduce nine months of compulsory paid service in the environmental sector for people under the age of 25.
8. Ensure full coverage of health costs through the national insurance system.
9. Freezing prices for essential products.
10. Bring back the wealth tax and introduce a tax on billionaires.
11. Phase out nuclear energy and switch completely to renewable electricity sources by 2060.