Overview
- Jean‑Luc Mélenchon told the LR‑led parliamentary commission that intelligence officials heard so far had not established links between LFI and Islamist networks.
- He framed laïcité as foundational to LFI, cautioned against conflating Islam with Islamism or terrorism, and argued that the state is laic rather than the street.
- The commission, criticized for excluding left‑wing MPs from its bureau, is nearing the end of its work with a report expected around December 10.
- On Friday, LFI filed an Article 40 referral flagging possible Emirati ties to Écran de veille, which commissioned the Ifop survey; the review’s editor denied any foreign funding and said the study was paid from its revenues.
- Ifop’s complaint against two LFI deputies over their criticism of the November 18 survey remains active, as Muslim councils and LFI cite incidents targeting mosques since the poll’s publication.