Melenchon Outlines Public-Sector Overhaul Plans, Including Push for an 'Impartial State'
The La France Insoumise leader presented proposals to strengthen public services and reshape the senior civil service at a conference in Saint-Denis, Le Monde reported.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, a candidate for the La France Insoumise party, presented plans for overhauling the French state at a conference held on September 16 in Saint-Denis, organized by the Institut La Boetie, according to Le Monde.
The newspaper reported that Melenchon's proposals call for expanding resources for the public sector, while his stated goal of an "impartial state" raises questions about the future of France's senior civil service should he come to power.
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- L’Etat selon Jean-Luc Mélenchon : entre « révolution citoyenne » et reprise en main de l’administration — Le Monde — Une
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