THE French Communist Party said on Saturday that four MPs who have endorsed Jean-Luc Melenchon’s presidential candidacy have “of their own accord been placed outside the party.”Four of the party’s eight MPs, including the leader of the parliamentary group Stephane Peu, announced on Thursday that they would back Mr Melenchon, citing the need for left unity and the challenge of defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is currently first in the polls.

THE French Communist Party said on Saturday that four MPs who have endorsed Jean-Luc Melenchon’s presidential candidacy have “of their own accord been placed outside the party.”

Four of the party’s eight MPs, including the leader of the parliamentary group Stephane Peu, announced on Thursday that they would back Mr Melenchon, citing the need for left unity and the challenge of defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is currently first in the polls.

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