Hélène Franco (born in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura) is a French

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and politician. She is the general secretary of the '' Syndicat de la magistrature'', the left-wing magistrates' labour union. She was close to Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the

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(PS) and she followed him to form the Left Party when he left the PS in November 2008. In 2009, she was selected to lead the Left Front list in the

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constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections.

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1971 births Living people 21st-century French women politicians Left Party (France) politicians La France Insoumise politicians People from Lons-le-Saunier Sciences Po alumni French people of Spanish descent {{France-politician-stub