Overview
- Jean‑Luc Mélenchon appears Saturday before a National Assembly commission probing alleged ties between political movements and Islamist networks.
- Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin is also scheduled to be heard the same day as part of the commission’s final stretch of hearings.
- The inquiry was launched by Les Républicains and is chaired by LR deputy Xavier Breton with Matthieu Bloch serving as rapporteur.
- La France insoumise argues the process is biased, pointing to a commission bureau that includes no deputies from left‑wing groups.
- The panel has already questioned authors, academics, pollsters, and security officials, including the Paris police intelligence director and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, with its final report expected around December 10.