Frances Communist Party members voted to back Jean-Luc Melenchon in the 2017 governmental election, an essential action in the previous Socialists effort to win power next year.
In overall 53.6 percent of those who voted accepted back Melenchon, the Communist Party stated on its site .
The 65 year-old previous education minister won 11 percent of the vote in the preliminary of the 2012 governmental election. Heading into the 2017 race, some surveys reveal him with about as much assistance as incumbent President Francois Hollande.
The Communist recommendation is crucial for Melenchon due to the fact that it upholds his own company and will assist offered the 500 signatures of chosen authorities that are had to end up being a governmental prospect in France.
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