The key facts

  • Mélenchon pledged to enforce the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu if elected president in 2027
  • The program of about 1,000 points also provides for withdrawal from NATO's integrated command
  • The shooting of an Algerian demonstration on October 17, 1961, is proposed to be recognized as a 'state crime'

Commitment to the ICC arrest warrant

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the French presidential candidate from the La France Insoumise (LFI) movement, has pledged to enforce the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he is elected in the 2027 elections. This was reported by the Anadolu agency citing the new edition of the book 'L'Avenir en commun' (A Shared Future), published on Friday, November 6, 2026, which sets out the politician's official election program.

What else is in the program

The program contains about 1,000 commitments and covers, in particular, defense, NATO, and the Palestinian question. In addition to enforcing the ICC warrant, Mélenchon promises to immediately withdraw France from NATO's integrated command. He also proposes recognizing the deaths of hundreds of Algerians killed by French police during the dispersal of a peaceful demonstration in Paris on October 17, 1961, as a 'state crime'.

Context

The International Criminal Court previously issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu; the publication does not specify the date it was issued and does not say how this commitment relates to the positions of other candidates or the current French authorities. The points set out remain campaign promises rather than adopted decisions: they can only be implemented if Mélenchon wins the 2027 elections.