Is La France Insoumise (LFI) a far-left party? In a country where the government officially classifies parties into different political blocs, the answer is not innocuous. It could shape France's political future. The party, founded by Jean-Luc Mélenchon in 2016, has always been labeled radical left—a label the party embraces—and was already classified within the left-wing bloc. However, a circular published by the Interior Ministry on February 2nd, in anticipation of the municipal elections in March, places the party in the far-left bloc. "I don't make the classifications, but there's no mystery that they are far-left," Emmanuel Macron asserted. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez—formerly the head of the Paris Police—justified the decision by citing criticism from the insubordinate to the police forces or the "systematic" use of motions of no confidence.