Trump's ambassador blocked by Paris, and Mélenchon falls into a political hole after far-left violence

Paris briefly froze access for Trump’s envoy after a provocative embassy intervention, as new polling shows Mélenchon’s LFI haemorrhaging legitimacy amid violence backlash

Mar 01, 2026

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