As the French people head to the polls in the second round of the election, socialist, writer and supporter of La France Insoumise explains what’s at stake and how the left must organise to stop the fascists
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John Mullen
John Mullen is a lifelong revolutionary socialist living in the Paris area and is a supporter of the France Insoumise.
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