Calamos Supports Greece

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

France’s Macron Squeezed By Left and Right in Parliamentary Election

Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance lost its absolute majority in parliament in the legislative election in France this past weekend. France’s prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, who was appointed only a month ago and is already facing calls for her resignation said...

Macron in Pole Position to Defeat Far-Right Le Pen for French Presidency

French President Emmanuel Macron will face the far right’s Marine Le Pen in a presidential run-off on April 24th after leading the first round on Sunday. With 99 percent of the results counted, Emmanuel Macron had 27.6 percent of the...

French Party Leader Wants SYRIZA Out of European Left

French leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has denounced Greece's ruling SYRIZA party, saying it does not belong in a grouping of fellow European left-winger because of its "submissive" role in implementing austerity policies. However, SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis, hit back on Twitter,...

French MEP Mélenchon: Greece Used as an Example to Show 'How Those who Resist Are Treated'

French MEP Jean-Luc Mélenchon, in an interview to French newspaper "l'Humanite," explained that the reason why he decided to support Greece in his book "Le Hareng de Bismarck" is Europe's stance toward Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Mélenchon said that he...