French socialist, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, told French newspaper “l’Humanite” that Europe’s stance towards Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is the reason why he supports Greece in his book “Le Hareng de Bismarck”.

The candidate of the Left Front in the 2012 presidential elections said the German government’s behaviour outraged him so much that led to his decision to write the book. He was also concerned over French President Francois Hollande’s failure to react.

“It is a serious political mistake against the European ideal to allow such a treatment towards an EU member state,” he noted.

Mélenchon added that Greece is used as an example to show “how those who resist are treated.”