FranceJean-Luc Mélenchon is a French politician who founded La France Insoumise in 2016 and ran for president in 2012, 2017 and 2022. He announced his 2027 candidacy in 2026, and advocates a Sixth Republic, wealth redistribution and ecological planning.
In the 12 Axes register, Jean-Luc Mélenchon leans hardest on Collectivize – Privatize: Collectivize 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
Take the test and this page shows how close you are to Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the three axes where you differ most.
Where Jean-Luc Mélenchon sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centrist
No fixed regionalism stance; backs regional-language teaching
Direct Democracy
Proposes a constituent assembly and citizens' initiative referendums
Liberal
Supports civil liberties; criticizes police powers
Non-Interventionist
Proposes leaving NATO and renegotiating EU treaties
Non-Aggressive
Favors a defence posture independent of blocs
Multiculturalist
Promotes "créolisation" as a cultural model
Socialist
Proposed 100% tax on income above 360,000 euros
Interventionism
Proposes ecological planning and public ownership
Protectionist
Advocates "solidarity protectionism"
Atheist
Defends strict secularism (laïcité)
Culturally Left
Backs same-sex marriage and abortion rights
Neutral
Would close nuclear plants; backs ocean and space programmes
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is at Collectivize 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · melenchon.fr
Portrait: jlm2017.fr, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
