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France: The anti-capitalist hope

Pierre-François Grond — 2009-02-22T18:19:04Z

After a long preparation the New Anti-Capitalist party has been formally launched amid a welter of publicity in the mainstream media. The launch of the new party coincided with an opinion poll showing NAP spokesperson Olivier Besancenot was the most popular opposition politician in France.

- IV409 - February 2009 / France

A new political factor emerges

Pierre-François Grond — 2008-07-05T19:38:54Z

The meeting in Saint-Denis on 28 and 29th June confirms the emergence of a new national political force. The presence of almost 800 delegates representing hundreds of local committees testifies to the reality of the process which is going to lead us to the creation of a new anti-capitalist party.

- IV402 - July 2008 / France, New parties of the left

Rejection and passivity

Anne Leclerc , Pierre-François Grond — 2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

The results of the European elections in France partly confirm those of the regional elections in a context of a remarkable rate of abstention.

- IV360/1 - Autumn 2004 / France

LCR proposes electoral agreement, LO refuses

Pierre-François Grond — 2002-06-15T00:00:00Z

At the first round of the French Presidential elections on April 21 2002, the far left gained more than 10% of the vote. Despite the Le Pen effect and the 20% score of the far right, this unprecedented result is positive both in terms of the current relationship of forces and in the struggles to come.

- IV341 - June 2002 / France