“A clear choice”: Fabien Roussel’s line acclaimed by PCF members

The renewal of Fabien Roussel at the head of the Communist Party (PCF) is on the right track after the wide victory, on Sunday, of the pro-Roussel orientation text that will form the basis of the next party congress in April.

The text of his supporters obtained close to 82% of the votes of the 29,898 voters, of the 42,237 militants registered to date, compared to 18% of the text “Emergency of communism” presented by the internal opponents of the outgoing leader, instead of since 2018.

Fabien Roussel welcomed, in a video posted on Twitterr, of a “clear, massive, strong, determined option on an orientation that is part of the continuation of the work undertaken together for four years”.

“The task is immense, let us be humble, open, unifying”, he continued before addressing the French who “turn their backs on political parties”: “I express the hope that tomorrow our party will become their common home to build the long awaited change”.

Congress in Marseille in April

The communists were called to vote from Friday to Sunday to designate the strategic text that will be the basis of the next party congress in Marseille in April.

The PCF candidate for the 2022 presidential elections (2.3%) judges that the Nupes left-wing coalition is limiting itself to seizing power and intends to continue in its “identity” line, wanting to remove the party from the shadow of La France insoumise.

The text of his supporters is called “Communist ambition of happy new days”. The alternative text, “Emergency of communism, together for popular victories”, criticizes a personalization of the party and wishes the deepening of the Nupes.

Figures that were divided into two texts at the last congress have joined forces this time to weigh in on the management: the former national secretary Pierre Laurent and the mayor of Ivry-sur-Seine Philippe Bouissou thus rub shoulders with Elsa Faucillon and Stéphane Few, deputies in favor of an approach to LFI.

Between now and the congress, a phase of amendment of the winning text will take place, in February and March in the sections, then the country’s communist federations. The party’s national congress will take place in Marseille from April 7 to 9.