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French Front de Gauche leftist candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Jean-Luc Melenchon is pictured during a campaign meeting in Lille Northern France, on March 27, 2012. Photo by Jean-Yves Bonvarlet/ABACAPRESS.COM
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A minority of Mélenchon supporters plan to vote for Macron in the presidential election second round
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