France

Austerity rejected in Eurozone’s second biggest economy

Make the rich and the bankers pay for their crisis!

New, polarized situation opening up

Volcano of class struggle ready to erupt

Statement from Gauche Révolutionnaire (French section of the CWI) drawing a balance sheet of its experience in the NPA

‘G8 Dégage (get out)’!

What attitude should socialists adopt in defending women’s rights?

Interview with Alex Lecoq, Gauche Revolutionnaire (CWI in France), a student in Rouen

Millions of workers and youth want an end to the Sarkozy ’dictatorship’

Workers and youth challenge cuts through mass strikes and protests

Workers can bring the whole economy to a halt

New stage in the fight against Sarkozy’s policies

Sarkozy forced to mouth concessions but fight set to escalate

Joe Higgins MEP explains why he voted in favour of the resolution condemning French President Nicolas Sarkozy for his racist policies of scapegoating and deporting peoples from the Roma minority in France.

2 million on the streets to defend pensions

Workers’ fight against attacks on jobs, wages and pensions

’Third round on the streets’ – Big gains for Socialist Party and allies, and also for far right, but new Anti-capitalist Party in disarray

Mass fightback against bosses and government continues

New Anti-capitalist Party can grow fast with clear socialist policies

Movement already larger than in 2006 and the beginning of the general strike of 1995

A message of support and solidarity from French Airbus workers to striking Boeing workers. Video.

What prospects are there for the development of a New Anti-capitalist Party?

Public-sector employees, teachers and fishing industry workers take industrial action

Capitalism brought to its knees

The first electoral defeat for Sarkozy

But real political opposition against Sarkozy urgently needed

France experiences a new wave of strikes against the plans of Sarkozy presidency.

On the 20th November 700,000 people took to the streets all over France against right-wing president Nicolas Sarkozy’s neo-liberal attacks .

"Here comes the confrontation that could define his presidency"

Up to the end of the ‘official campaign’ (after which the publication of polls and articles in the media is forbidden), all commentators predicted a big victory for the UMP (president Nicolas Sarkozy’s party) and […]

Construct an opposition of workers and youth against Sarkozy: Sarko your policies will not pass.

Workers must get organised to resist new attacks!

But neither offers anything to French workers except more cuts and attacks on living standards

First round of the presidential elections

Is it some historical joke that the Parti Socialiste (PS) candidate for the presidency of the French Republic is called Royal?

60% of the population think all politicians are corrupt

But union leaders refuse to seize opportunity

Extend the action – for a general strike!

Tuesday March 28’s "day of action" saw new mass protests and strikes throughout France against the government.

For a general strike!

After last Saturday’s million and half strong protest against both the new CPE, youth employment contact law, and the French government in general the key issue has become how the struggle will develop.

United workers and youth strike action to defeat employment laws

The massive 7 March demonstrations, when at least half a million protested, marked a turning point.

CRS caught on camera beating up youths

’Chirac-Villepin-Sarkozy – We’ve had enough!"’

Establishment’s cultivated image of ‘equality for all’ goes up in flames

‘Sarkozy: We’ve had enough! No to repression! No to racism!’