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Declaration of the French Communist Party - Presidential election – 1st round 23 April 2017
The second round of the French presidential election will be a contest between the racist and xenophobic candidate of the far right, Marine Le Pen, and Emmanuel Macron, the candidate selected by the financial world to reinforce the liberal policies afflicting our country for the past 40 years. This situation is extremely grave for our country. The far-right reached the second round and the left has been eliminated. However, for the first ...
Le : 24/04/2017 -
Summary of the report to the National Council, 3 March 2017, by Pierre Laurent
The objective of the National Council: To work together to come to an understanding of the situation and its contradictions, to decide on new initiatives to undertake, to adjust the direction of our campaign in the weeks leading up to the first round of the presidential elections, and to plan for the legislative elections that will follow. A difficult context. Millions of French citizens are wracked with anxiety on a daily basis and when ...
Le : 15/03/2017 -
Journée d'actions contre Tafta/Ceta
COLLECTIF NATIONAL UNITAIRE STOP TAFTA On a toutes et tous une bonne raison de s’opposer au TAFTA et au CETA Depuis 2013, une large mobilisation s’est mise en place contre le TAFTA, ce projet d’accord qui vise à libéraliser les échanges commerciaux et les investissements entre les États-Unis et l’Union européenne. Les négociations vont plus lentement que prévu, mais contrairement aux annonces récentes du ...
Le : 12/10/2016 -
National executive committee – Declaration of 30 January 2017
Just 83 days from the first round of the presidential elections, the outcome is far from evident. A second round nightmare facing off François Fillon and Marine le Pen, which the media have been predicting for months, is no longer a foregone conclusion. Another story remains to be written. The women and men of France have a voice in this matter, and they are speaking out, refusing to simply accept to the scenarios on offer, refusing to ...
Le : 03/02/2017 -
International meeting of communist and workers’ parties - Gilles Garnier's speech
International meeting of communist and workers’ parties Lisbon, 8-10 November 2013 Gilles Garnier, Member of the national executive board of the PCF, European Affairs Comrades, It is a great pleasure for me to speak to you today on behalf of the French Communist Party. As we meet here in Lisbon, where the winds of the April Revolution blow anew, I bring you all our heartfelt, fraternal greetings, and especially wish ...
Le : 10/11/2013 -
37th Congress of the French Communist Party - Closing address by Pierre Laurent, National Secretary
Dear Friends, dear comrades, I am so proud! So proud, my friends... As we conclude the work of our 37th Congress, I take the floor with the conviction that we have accomplished very much here. The face of the French Communist Party has shone out over these four days of debate. Far from media caricatures, we are the face of an incredibly modern, combative communism. Our debates have gone forward in an atmosphere of calm ...
Le : 22/06/2016 -
MIGRANTS : LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY
April-may 2016 SOME REFLEXIONS AND PROPOSALS EXTRACTED FROM A PAMPHLET DIFFUSED BY THE FRENCH COMMUNIST PARTY OUR COMMON INTEREST by Lydia Samarbakhsh, International Affairs, French Communist Party The “Road to the Balkans” is a hellish road indeed. European leaders, who have turned a deaf ear to warnings from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, have talked about the need to “protect ...
Le : 15/05/2016 -
National Council Resolution – 15 April 2016
The National Council has been updating preparations for our Congress. We are now entering a new phase of preparations, well underway since the publication of the common core adopted by the National Council. Today, a document sent out to all Communists presents the text and the four alternative texts validated by the transparency committee in accordance with our by-laws. Between the 2nd and 5th of May, French Communists will vote on adoption ...
Le : 21/04/2016 -
Declaration by Pierre Laurent, national secretary of the French Communist Party, following the second round of regional elections
The results of the second round of regional elections were shaped by the increased voter turnout, which was 9% higher than in the first round. Clearly, voters felt that the election of the National Front to positions of presiding over Regional Councils was a serious threat to democracy. They were able to prevent the threat from becoming a reality. The French Communist Party, which called for the defeat of the National Front as early as last ...
Le : 14/12/2015 -
Protect the population, the Republic and fundamental freedoms. Promote the victory of peace, solidarity and progress
> See the PDF Attacks on November 13th: Protect the population, the Republic and fundamental freedoms. Promote the victory of peace, solidarity and progress. The attacks that hit France on the night of Friday November 13th were the most serious terrorist acts ever perpetrated on our soil, leaving 129 dead and 352 injured. We are all deeply wounded and infinitely sad. We hold dear the memory of those who lost their lives and offer our ...
Le : 17/11/2015