(FILES) French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) coordinator Manuel Bompard attends a press conference gathering party leaders and local candidates for the 2026 municipal elections, on the sidelines of the Braderie de Lille flea market in Lille, northern France, on September 6, 2025. French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) coordinator Manuel Bompard said on May 10, 2026, that the nationalization of oil and gas giant TotalEnergies was a "perfectly conceivable option" and an operation that would be "extremely profitable" for the state. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP via Getty Images)