The PCF and the 2017 Presidential Election in France
Written by Jerôme Metellus Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:33
The 2017 presidential election is at the heart of a new, profound crisis in the French Communist Party (PCF). The National Secretary of the party, Pierre Laurent, has for several months been calling for a “common candidate” of the “living forces of the left,” and says that he regrets the “division.” In the name of this approach, the leadership of the PCF has refused to involve the party and its activists in the campaign of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who was the candidate for the Left Front in the presidential election of 2012.
South Africa: Apartheid-era tactics reflect the crisis of the government
Written by Ben Morken Monday, 17 October 2016 16:06
Events over the past week have deepened and accelerated the political crisis. In addition to the relentless student protests for free education, the so-called “war within the government” has intensified. This political turbulence is shaking the country to its foundations.
France: Shifts to left and right reflect growing class contradictions
Written by Fred Weston and Jérôme Métellus in Paris Friday, 14 October 2016 16:13
France witnessed a wave of intense class struggle earlier this year with the strikes and mass protests against the government’s new law on labour relations. The law was eventually passed in July and the movement died down, but now the working class and youth is preparing to move from the trade union front to the political.
South Africa: Dramatic student protests - a harbinger of revolutionary developments
Written by Ben Morken Thursday, 13 October 2016 14:03
This week has seen a dramatic escalation in the student protests which have flared up on a national scale over the past four weeks. The protest movement is sweeping across the country and shows no signs of abating. Protests of the scale and scope of these have not been seen since the student uprisings of the mid-1980s.
Hungary: Orbán's plebiscite falls flat as millions stay at home
Written by Josh Holroyd Wednesday, 12 October 2016 14:00
On Sunday 2 October, Hungary held a national referendum over the mandatory resettlement of refugees in the country. The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, had hoped to use the vote to strengthen his authority both at home and abroad. Instead, he has suffered arguably his most embarrassing setback since he came to power in 2010.
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