How Trump's Wall and Hitler Ended Up in French Political Debate
- LafargeHolcim plotted with IS, leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon says
- Workers Party’s Arthaud blasts cement maker over Trump wall
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LafargeHolcim Ltd., the world’s biggest cement maker, found itself in the cross-hairs of two of France’s presidential candidates at Tuesday’s debate, showing how the resurgence in populism is dragging companies into the political arena.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, a Communist-backed candidate who’s running fourth in opinion polls, attacked the Jona, Switzerland-based business for paying Islamic State to keep a factory open in Syria amid a civil war. Nathalie Arthaud of the left-wing Workers Party said LafargeHolcim is an example of what’s wrong with capitalism.