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French socialists Articles

New politics, new France

With expectations that surpass those of Tony Blair and Barack Obama, can Emmanuel Macron deliver the change so many believe in, asks Felicity Slater European centre-left has few reasons to be cheerful. The Dutch Labour party was hammered at the polls in March. In...
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Letter from … Paris

Ideological divisions within the French Socialists are nothing new for a party whose refounding moment in 1971 saw it seek to make a clear break with capitalism. But, today, these divisions have taken on new gravity, for three main reasons. The first is that, up until...
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Why Labour Black Network is supporting primaries

On Christmas Eve the Labour Black Network made a submission to the Labour party Collins review making a number of recommendations, which included supporting primaries. The Labour Black Network aims to support Labour party members who are African and Caribbean descent...
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French lessons

Axelle Lemaire recounts the success of the French Socialist party’s primaries In 2011 the French Socialist party embraced the principle of an ‘open primary’ to select its candidate for the presidential election of 2012. This first experiment was a success in terms of...
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