Mélenchon’s announcement that he will serve under either of the two extreme-right candidates is a slap in the face to the nearly 8 million people who voted for him. Millions backed Mélenchon to express their hostility to both Macron and Le Pen.
Whichever candidate emerges victorious, the new president will oversee a reactionary government that will come into violent conflict with the working class.
The arming of Ukrainian nationalist militias by NATO and the calls by Washington for the overthrow of the Russian government have unmasked the middle-class pseudo-left.