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At the end of the giant student and worker demonstration in Paris on Thursday, October 8th, a banner was hung across the July Column in the Place de la Bastille. The banner read “Revolution 2.0, Rendez-vous October 17th”. The banner reflects the sentiment of thousands of mostly young
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Fourteen months after President Macron dissolved Parliament and called a snap general election in June-July 2024, France could go to the polls again. The immediate cause of the crisis is Prime Minister Bayrou’s decision to call for a vote of confidence in his proposed budget. He wants to
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Catherine Curran Vigier argues that the collapse of France’s Barnier government, brought down by a no-confidence vote led by the Left’s New Popular Front (NFP), is a victory for workers against Macron’s undemocratic, anti-worker agenda. As strikes grow nationwide, she criticizes left-wing parties negotiating
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Catherine Curran Vigier looks at Macron’s appointment of Michel Barnier as Prime Minister after Barnier’s party secured just 46 seats, while the Left’s Nouveau Front Populaire won 182. This outrageous appointment is an insult to the electorate which the left must challenge radically and persistently until victory.
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Catherine Curran Vigier analyses the second round of the recent French election, a clear path for a left government hangs in the balance and needs a mass-movement to get it across the line. After thousands poured onto the streets of France to express their relief and joy at seeing
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Catherine Curran Vigier explains the social crisis following Le Pen’s electoral victory and Macron’s sudden calling of an election. She argues that the unity of the left – the New Popular Front – is a step forward in the fight against the far right but that it needs a strong
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French workers will take to the streets for another general strike tomorrow in protest of President Macron’s proposal to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. Catherine Curran Vigier writes about the strength of the movement and the challenges the workers are facing. The demonstrations against Macron’s
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The results of the French General Election yielded a blow to newly elected President Emmanuel Macron’s government, and saw gains for both the Left and the Far Right. Catherine Curran Vigier reports on the election results and their implications for the French Left. Newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron