NPA (France)

Catherine Samary discusses the role of the left in French politics, how it has confronted the global “right-wing” turn and its response to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

John Mullen looks at the challenges facing the Left in France following the the formation of a new right-wing government led by prime minister Michel Barnier.

Pablo Stefanoni looks at the recent European and French elections — in which the former saw a strong showing for the far right while the latter resulted in a win for the broad left — and what it means for both sides.

Dave Kellaway looks at the results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections.

Léon Crémieux — The far right is on the brink of an absolute majority following the first round of early parliamentary elections in France.

Nessim Achouche — French president Emmanuel Macron’s unexpected gamble has unleashed a new, dynamic mobilization on the left.

William Bouchardon — How French voters turn out in the European elections next month could have major domestic implications.

Jeff Castel — It is urgent to oppose the manoeuvres of the French state against the Kanak people and promote solidarity.

Kevin B. Anderson — After a racist police murder, an uprising of France’s marginalized youth has targeted the state apparatus in an unprecedented ways, exposing the race/class faultlines of modern capitalism.

Léon Crémieux — On 30 April, the Polynesian pro-independence Tavini party won a solid majority in the Territorial Assembly for the first time. This confirms a real change in the political landscape in the archipelago

Léon Crémieux - The question of pensions will become a major social and political issue in France.

In December 2022, the New Anticapitalist Party’s (NPA) congress ended in a split between two roughly equivalent forces. While the future of the NPA tendency animated by former militants of the Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) is uncertain, François Sabado looks back on this crisis and takes stock of this attempt to unite the anti-capitalists.