French far left enshrines leaving NATO in official presidential platform

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise has written withdrawal from NATO into its official platform for the 2027 French presidential race, formalizing a long-held position as polling suggests he could reach the second round. The move commits the far-left candidate to pulling France out of the alliance’s integrated command, though the platform does not specify a timeline. It matters because France is one of NATO’s two nuclear-armed European members and a core contributor to its defense planning, so a Mélenchon presidency would reshape European security assumptions. Watch whether the pledge narrows his appeal among centrist voters in a likely runoff and whether he clarifies the exit terms and transition period.