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Of 200 lists presented or supported by the LCR, 109 of them got more than 5% of the vote and 29 more than 10%.

Preliminary results indicate a strong rejection of the lists supported by the government. This is a clear disavowal of the policy of reactionary Sarkozy.

LTTE political wing leader B. Nadesan has written to the UN general secretary requesting UN to recognize the sovereignty of the Tamil nation. This is a result of the barbaric war mongering policy of the GOSL.

British film director Ken Loach has voiced support for the miners at the Budryk colliery in Silesia, who have re-launched their strike action over a pay dispute.

Union solidarity must be built and it is very important for the future
of the more class-conscious part of the workers movement in Poland.

The confederal conference of Espacio Alternativo, a revolutionary organisation in which supporters of the Fourth International participate, was held in Barcelona in from 7-9 December.

On 2nd January 2008, a delegation of Labour Party Pakistan went to Naudero to condole the death of Benazir Bhottu.

The Strike Committee of KWK ’Budryk’, in the name of the striking
workforce, turns to all working people with an appeal for help.

The strike at the Ford factory in Vsevolozhsk, located right outside St.
Petersburg, ended on Dec. 14. It was the longest and most intense standoff in post-Soviet times.

Saturday’s Gramsci conference in Amsterdam turned out to be a big success, both in terms of participation and discussions.