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00:00Days of tense negotiations have led to this moment.
00:03Socialists, Greens, Communists and members of France Unbowed line up for a historic family
00:09photo.
00:10They've agreed to unite as the Popular Front, standing against President Emmanuel Macron
00:15and the far right.
00:16We haven't slept much over the last few days, but we've managed.
00:20Emmanuel Macron wanted to divide us, he actually has managed to unite us with one clear objective,
00:27which is to win.
00:29The parties had aligned under a different name during the last parliamentary election
00:32campaign back in 2022, but infighting over leadership and policies had led to the alliance's
00:37collapse.
00:38They say this time is different and have vowed a total break from Macron's policies, revealing
00:44their manifesto at a press conference on Friday.
00:47I wanted to talk to you about a measure that's going to affect everyone.
00:50We fought long and hard against it.
00:52It's the repeal of the pension reform that we will carry out 15 days after our victory
00:55on the 7th of July.
00:58Other measures include raising the minimum wage, a price cap on basic necessities and
01:02major investment in public services.
01:05The group also promises to continue supporting Ukraine and to officially recognise the state
01:09of Palestine.
01:11Some things are still unclear from their manifesto and may still need to be ironed out, like
01:15a clear stance on nuclear power.
01:18But the real challenge will be finding a uniting figure to represent the group, a potential
01:23future prime minister.