Following the success of the presidential campaign of Olivier Besancenot, the LCR now faces the challenge of consolidating its support in the elections for the National Assembly (parliament). It is obvious that this will be a hard task.
Ten proposals of the LCR-100% Left
15 June 2002, byAction programme of the LCR-100% Left candidates for the parliamentary elections.
LCR proposes electoral agreement, LO refuses
15 June 2002, byAt 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.
Letter from Lutte Ouvrière about the Parliamentary elections: no agreement
15 June 2002, by"...each of us must defend their own politics and then the meaning of the votes will be clear..."
Response of the LCR to LO: Our responsibilities
15 June 2002, by"Again you respond to a proposal from the LCR for unity by refusing to entertain it. However, we are in a situation which should have made you perceive the necessity for far left unity..."
Contradiction and struggle
15 June 2002, byThe elections in the Netherlands on May 15, 2002 took place in an extraordinary context following the murder of right-wing populist Pim Fortuyn, whose party could emerge from the contest as the largest single party.
On the death of Pim Fortuyn
15 June 2002, byWe condemn the murder of Pim Fortuyn...We strongly object to any insinuation that Fortuyn’s - left-wing - opponents have contributed to creating an atmosphere that led to the murder.
Tony Southall
15 June 2002, by ,Tony Southall, a life-long socialist and peace campaigner, has died in Glasgow on 27th May 2002, aged 59.
A real missed opportunity
15 June 2002, byOn May 15, 2002, the German engineering union IG Metall (IGM) reached an agreement with the employers in Baden-Wuerttemberg which ended the first struggle in the engineering sector (a key sector in Germany) for some years.
"This isn’t our globalisation, let’s build another world"
15 June 2002, byOlivier Besancenot will speak at the opening rally of the Fourth International youth camp on Saturday 27th July in southern France. One of the striking features of his election campaign, both in the meetings and in the votes, was the high percentage of young people who supported his candidacy.
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