Daniel Gluckstein
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Daniel Gluckstein is a French
Trotskyist
politician
for running for French presidential election of 2002
as candidate of the Workers' Party
(Parti des Travailleurs]] or PT).
, he obtained 0.43 % of the vote. He was candidate for the legislative elections in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) in 1997. In April 2002, he was candidate in the presidential election, and gained 0.47% of the vote, which made him the last of sixteen candidates in the first round.
In June 2008, he created the Parti Ouvrier Indépendant
together with Gérard Schivardi
.
He is married
, with three child
ren, and is a former professor
of history
in a professional college. Like many Trotskyist leaders, he has a pseudonym
, "Seldjouk". He is the author of the books
France
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Trotskyist
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
politician
Politics
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for running for French presidential election of 2002
French presidential election, 2002
The 2002 French presidential election consisted of a first round election on 21 April 2002, and a runoff election between the top two candidates on 5 May 2002. This presidential contest attracted a greater than usual amount of international attention because of Le Pen's unexpected appearance in...
as candidate of the Workers' Party
Workers' Party (France)
The Workers' Party was a French socialist party. It was formed by the Trotskyist Internationalist Communist Party led by Pierre Boussel, better known under his pseudonym Pierre Lambert, together with a number of other socialists with whom they worked in the Force Ouvrière union...
(Parti des Travailleurs]] or PT).
Biography
In 1968, he joined the Revolutionary Communist Youth (JCR). Then in 1979, he founded the Communist League Internationalist (LCI). In 1991, he was nominated National Secretary of the Parti des Travailleurs. In 1994, as lead candidate of the Parti des Travailleurs for the European electionsEuropean Parliament
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, he obtained 0.43 % of the vote. He was candidate for the legislative elections in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) in 1997. In April 2002, he was candidate in the presidential election, and gained 0.47% of the vote, which made him the last of sixteen candidates in the first round.
In June 2008, he created the Parti Ouvrier Indépendant
Independent Workers' Party
The Independent Workers' Party is a French far-left political party founded in June 2008 after the dissolution of its predecessor, the Workers' Party...
together with Gérard Schivardi
Gérard Schivardi
Gérard Schivardi is a French politician. He contended in the French presidential election of 2007 under the colours of the Workers' Party of Trotskyist legacy. He came last in the first round of balloting on 22 April, obtaining 0.34% of the popular vote .-Biography:Schivardi was born in 1950 in...
.
He is married
Marriage
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, with three child
Child
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ren, and is a former professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
in a professional college. Like many Trotskyist leaders, he has a pseudonym
Pseudonym
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, "Seldjouk". He is the author of the books
- (with Pierre Lambert) Discussion autour de lutte des classes et mondialisation. 1990. OCLC 84677125
- Luttes des classes et mondialisation: le XXe siècle s'achève : putréfié, sénile, parasitaire, l'impérialisme reste une transition, mais vers quoi ? Paris: SELIO, 1999. ISBN 9782906981201WorldCat
- (with Pierre Lambert). Itinéraires. Monaco: Rocher, 2002. ISBN 9782268042336