France's Mélenchon warns: "If I become president we leave NATO"
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A Frexit of sorts.
Let's goooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!
How is that a warning and not a promise?
Can a French presidential candidate warn: "If i become president we leave Al-Qaeda"?
He's not. Historically France has always been out of NATO's commandment, we rejoined fairly recently and given the situation with Trump, it's a sensible take. What we need though is a European equivalent, a unified defensive pact and a unified defensive army between all members.
Wouldn't this be covered by article 42.7 of the EU charter?
I believe it's more of an aid clause than a defensive one. Like all member states must provide aid and assistance, but not necessarily armed forces to fight and defend territorial sovereignty