French Communist Party
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| - | The '''French Communist Party''' ({{lang-fr|Parti communiste français}} or ''PCF'') is a political party in France which advocates the principles of [[communism]]. Although its electoral support has greatly declined since 1980, it remains the largest party in France advocating communist views, and retains a large membership (behind only the [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] and the [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]) and considerable influence in French politics. It is a member of the [[European Left]] group. Since its participation in [[François Mitterrand]]'s government, however, it is sometimes considered by the far left as a [[social-democratic]] party, especially since [[Robert Hue]]'s "mutation". It supports [[alter-globalization]] movements although it may sometimes also criticize them (in particular their alleged lack of organization). Following the low score obtained at the [[French legislative election, 2007|legislative election of 2007]], the party was not able, for the first time during the [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]], to gain the minimum level of 20 deputies in order to form a parliamentary group by itself. Henceforth, the PCF allied itself with the [[Greens (France)|Greens]] and other left-wing MP's to be able to form a parliamentary group to the left of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]], called ''[[Gauche démocrate et républicaine]]'' (Democratic and Republican Left). | + | The '''French Communist Party''' (''Parti communiste français'' or ''PCF'') is a political party in France which advocates the principles of [[communism]]. Although its electoral support has greatly declined since 1980, it remains the largest party in France advocating communist views, and retains a large membership (behind only the [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] and the [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]) and considerable influence in French politics. It is a member of the [[European Left]] group. Since its participation in [[François Mitterrand]]'s government, however, it is sometimes considered by the far left as a [[social-democratic]] party, especially since [[Robert Hue]]'s "mutation". It supports [[alter-globalization]] movements although it may sometimes also criticize them (in particular their alleged lack of organization). Following the low score obtained at the [[French legislative election, 2007|legislative election of 2007]], the party was not able, for the first time during the [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]], to gain the minimum level of 20 deputies in order to form a parliamentary group by itself. Henceforth, the PCF allied itself with the [[Greens (France)|Greens]] and other left-wing MP's to be able to form a parliamentary group to the left of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]], called ''[[Gauche démocrate et républicaine]]'' (Democratic and Republican Left). |
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| + | French Marxists include | ||
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| + | *[[Louis Althusser]] | ||
| + | * [[Alain Badiou]] | ||
| + | * [[Guy Debord]] | ||
| + | * [[Frantz Fanon]] | ||
| + | * [[Jean-Luc Godard]] | ||
| + | * [[Jean Jaurès]] | ||
| + | * [[Alexandre Kojève]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul Lafargue]] | ||
| + | * [[Henri Lefebvre]] | ||
| + | * [[René Lefeuvre]] | ||
| + | * [[Charles Longue]] | ||
| + | * [[Marceau Pivert]] | ||
| + | * [[Maximilien Rubel]] | ||
| + | * [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] | ||
| + | * [[Daniel Singer (journalist)]] | ||
| + | * [[Henri Wallon (psychologist)]] | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[French socialism]] | ||
| + | * [[List of foreign delegations at 24th PCF Congress (1982)]] | ||
| + | * [[Place du Colonel Fabien]] | ||
| + | * [[Louis Althusser]]'s ''[[Reading Capital]]'' (1965) | ||
| + | * [[MRAP (French NGO)|MRAP]] anti-racist NGO, created in 1941 | ||
| + | * [[Roger Roche]], founder of a cell of the French Communist Party in [[Rufisque]] in 1925. | ||
| + | * [[French Left ]] | ||
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The French Communist Party (Parti communiste français or PCF) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. Although its electoral support has greatly declined since 1980, it remains the largest party in France advocating communist views, and retains a large membership (behind only the UMP and the PS) and considerable influence in French politics. It is a member of the European Left group. Since its participation in François Mitterrand's government, however, it is sometimes considered by the far left as a social-democratic party, especially since Robert Hue's "mutation". It supports alter-globalization movements although it may sometimes also criticize them (in particular their alleged lack of organization). Following the low score obtained at the legislative election of 2007, the party was not able, for the first time during the Fifth Republic, to gain the minimum level of 20 deputies in order to form a parliamentary group by itself. Henceforth, the PCF allied itself with the Greens and other left-wing MP's to be able to form a parliamentary group to the left of the Socialist Party, called Gauche démocrate et républicaine (Democratic and Republican Left).
French Marxists include
- Louis Althusser
- Alain Badiou
- Guy Debord
- Frantz Fanon
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Jean Jaurès
- Alexandre Kojève
- Paul Lafargue
- Henri Lefebvre
- René Lefeuvre
- Charles Longue
- Marceau Pivert
- Maximilien Rubel
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Daniel Singer (journalist)
- Henri Wallon (psychologist)
See also
- French socialism
- List of foreign delegations at 24th PCF Congress (1982)
- Place du Colonel Fabien
- Louis Althusser's Reading Capital (1965)
- MRAP anti-racist NGO, created in 1941
- Roger Roche, founder of a cell of the French Communist Party in Rufisque in 1925.
- French Left
