MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Radical leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon drew another huge crowd to a political rally on Saturday, this time at a beach in Marseille, riding a wave of support that could help secure a Socialist victory in an April-May presidential election.
Melenchon, who briefly surged into third place in the polls behind Socialist Francois Hollande and conservative Nicolas Sarkozy last week ahead of the April 22 first round vote, told flag-waving supporters they were making history and that their anti-capitalist fight would continue after the election.