Workers' Party (France)
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The Workers' Party was a French
socialist party. It was formed by the Trotskyist Internationalist Communist Party
(PCI) 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 confederation.
Within the PT the former PCI was known as the Internationalist Communist Organisation
. In reality, despite including communist, socialist and anarcho-syndicalist tendencies the PT is generally regarded as little more than a front for the Trotskyist PCI.
Its national secretary is Daniel Gluckstein
(pseudonym: Seldjouk), who got less than 0.5% in the 2002 French presidential election
.
Gérard Schivardi
, candidate in the 2007 presidential elections under the PT, gained 0.34% of the votes. In the 10 and 17 June 2007 French National Assembly
elections
, the party won no seats. Despite these low national results, the PT polled better in local elections.
The PT published a magazine called Informations Ouvrières (Workers' News).
In June 2008, the PT was dissolved into the new Independent Workers' Party
(Parti ouvrier indépendant)
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
socialist party. It was formed by the Trotskyist Internationalist Communist Party
Internationalist Communist Organisation
The Internationalist Communist Organisation was a Trotskyist political party in France. Its successor is the Internationalist Communist Current of the Workers Party.-Origins:...
(PCI) led by Pierre Boussel, better known under his pseudonym Pierre Lambert
Pierre Lambert
Pierre Lambert was a French Trotskyist leader, who, for many years acted as the central leader of the French Courant Communiste Internationaliste which founded the Parti des Travailleurs.He was born in Paris to a family of Russian Jewish immigrants...
, together with a number of other socialists with whom they worked in the Force Ouvrière
Force Ouvrière
The General Confederation of Labor - Workers' Force is one of the five major union federations in France. In terms of following, it is the third behind the CGT and the CFDT....
union confederation.
Within the PT the former PCI was known as the Internationalist Communist Organisation
Internationalist Communist Organisation
The Internationalist Communist Organisation was a Trotskyist political party in France. Its successor is the Internationalist Communist Current of the Workers Party.-Origins:...
. In reality, despite including communist, socialist and anarcho-syndicalist tendencies the PT is generally regarded as little more than a front for the Trotskyist PCI.
Its national secretary is Daniel Gluckstein
Daniel Gluckstein
Daniel Gluckstein is a French Trotskyist politician for running for French presidential election of 2002 as candidate of the Workers' Party .-Biography:...
(pseudonym: Seldjouk), who got less than 0.5% in the 2002 French presidential election
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...
.
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...
, candidate in the 2007 presidential elections under the PT, gained 0.34% of the votes. In the 10 and 17 June 2007 French National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
elections
French legislative election, 2007
The French legislative elections took place on 10 June and 17 June 2007 to elect the 13th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, a few weeks after the French presidential election run-off on 6 May. 7,639 candidates stood for 577 seats, including France's overseas possessions...
, the party won no seats. Despite these low national results, the PT polled better in local elections.
The PT published a magazine called Informations Ouvrières (Workers' News).
In June 2008, the PT was dissolved into the new Independent Workers' Party
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...
(Parti ouvrier indépendant)