French leftist Melenchon rallies before presidential vote

French far-left candidate for the upcoming presidential election Jean-Luc Melenchon delivers a speech after a march in Paris (Thomas Padilla/AP)

Three weeks before France’s presidential election, far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has rallied tens of thousands of supporters on the streets of Paris.

It was his biggest campaign event to date — one in which he framed himself as the anti-Emmanuel Macron candidate.