French presidential candidate pledges to enforce ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu if elected
French 2027 candidate Jean‑Luc Mélenchon’s program vows to enforce the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, withdraw France from NATO’s integrated command, and recognize the 1961 Paris killings of Algerians as a state crime.
- World
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 07:43 PM 06 November 2026
French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon has pledged to enforce the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if elected in 2027, according to a book published Friday.
A new edition of "The Common Future," a book outlining the France Unbowed (LFI) candidate's official election program.
The book sets out around 1,000 pledges covering defense, NATO and the Palestinian issue, among other topics.
Under the program, Melenchon promises to enforce the ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu and immediately withdraw France from NATO's integrated command.
He also calls for recognizing the killing of hundreds of Algerians by French police during a peaceful demonstration in Paris on Oct. 17, 1961, as a "state crime."