{"id":13099,"date":"2026-05-09T23:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/13099\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:44:12","slug":"france-unbowed-movements-leader-says-paris-to-leave-nato-if-he-is-elected-president-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/13099\/","title":{"rendered":"France Unbowed Movement\u2019s Leader Says Paris to Leave NATO If He Is Elected President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islamtimes.com\/en\/news\/1279290\/france-unbowed-movement-s-leader-says-paris-to-leave-nato-if-he-is-elected-president\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/n01279290-b.jpg\" alt=\"France Unbowed Movement\u2019s Leader Says Paris to Leave NATO If He Is Elected President\" title=\"France Unbowed Movement\u2019s Leader Says Paris to Leave NATO If He Is Elected President\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Islam Times &#8211; French leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said Paris will leave NATO if he becomes president, arguing that the alliance serves primarily to place Europe under US influence, according to French media late Friday.\u201cIf I am president, France will leave NATO,\u201d Melenchon told the LCI news channel, adding that the military alliance \u201cserves only one thing: placing us under the supervision of the United States,\u201d Anadolu Agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Melenchon, founder of the France Unbowed (LFI) movement and longtime critic of NATO, said keeping distance from the alliance was part of France\u2019s \u201chistoric line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also noted France\u2019s withdrawal from NATO\u2019s integrated military command under former president Charles de Gaulle and criticized former president Nicolas Sarkozy\u2019s 2009 decision to reintegrate the country into the alliance\u2019s command structure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will proceed step by step,\u201d said Melenchon, adding that France would first leave NATO\u2019s integrated command and distance itself from joint military equipment programs with the US army.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come amid growing debates in Europe about defense autonomy, military spending, and the continent\u2019s dependence on US security guarantees following heightened geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Melenchon announced his candidacy for president on May 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#13;\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Islam Times &#8211; 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