Left. The PCF launches the work of its congress – Pledge Times

Despite the pandemic, the PCF began this weekend to get down to its next congress. By statute, it was already to be held in 2021 and the global and national situation, in many historical respects, the makes it all the more essential , emphasizes Christian Picquet. Responsible for the movement of ideas pole, he was in charge of presenting, during the national training council, this Saturday, the Four major themes of debate proposed on the agenda of the future meeting.

On the menu of this 39th congress of the PCF, must therefore figure, among the substantive issues, The crisis of civilization on an international scale totally revealed by the Covid-19 epidemic. This one Is articulated with a crisis of capitalist globalization generating political and ideological chaos, in which Communism is more than ever a horizon of the future, details Christian Picquet. Analysis of The tangle in France of health, economic, social and political crises, to which no progressive response is neither up to nor credible, will also be at the heart of the discussions at the congress, which should equally focus on An innovative project for France opposed the PCF .

Just like the roadmap to build a Stronger and more established Communist Party, the question of the presidential and legislative elections will be another major axis. A subject that had created lively debates during the previous meeting in 2018, until the non-renewal of the outgoing management. Our party must decide how it translates what was the mandate of the previous congress. Namely a communist candidacy for the presidential election and to bring an offer of comprehensive and in-depth reconstruction of the left , sums up Christian Picquet, for whom the question remains opened and must involve as many Communists as possible. Which is not without its difficulties. On the one hand, confinement makes the normal functioning of a party very complicated and therefore a fortiori the preparation of a congress, on the other the upheaval of the electoral calendar (the regional and departmental scheduled for March could be postponed to June, or even beyond Editors note) disrupts the agenda we had planned with a final meeting in June , explains the member of the national executive committee. In these circumstances, the training directorate opened a consultation with its federations on the method to be adopted. One of the assumptions on the table would be to Decoupling the decisions on the presidential and legislative elections from the holding of the congress. A decision must be made at an upcoming national council on December 12.

Until then, a platform must be set up to welcome the first contributions from members. And it is also for the Communists to remain turned to action. Health crisis, attacks More than ever, there is a need for a horizon of hope, a project to break with the great capitalist disorder. This is where a party like ours, carrying the perspective of communism, has an irreplaceable role to play at this time , thus argued, Saturday, the national secretary of the PCF, Fabien Roussel. Lashing out a Very liberal confinement, An unbearable guilt of our fellow citizens and Decisions taken by a very isolated executive, the deputy from the North notably called for Limit work to essential economic and cultural activities, at Implement job security and training and the mobilization so that it is no longer Spared the responsibility of capital and current leaders in this crisis.

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