The welcome was warm. The
“festive and friendly”
atmosphere
, according to Outre-mer La Première. Arriving in Reunion on Saturday morning for a week-long trip, Jean-Luc Mélenchon was received at the airport to the tune of maloya, traditional music from the island. The leader of the radical left, on a media diet, takes the time to respond to local journalists. The opportunity to recall above all his attachment to this volcanic land planted in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 10,000 kilometers from Paris.
“I come here to start the (European) campaign because Reunion has a special place in the Insoumis system
,” he declares, a bit sycophantic.
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