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Votez Alain Krivine

Socialist Press no. 243, 16 April 1981 · scan p. 2 · about 215 words

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"Pinarad. tinled viscara: ughien your beli for ill-fated Krivine electio. numbers of posters around Paris calling him "A man of conviction. A man with a heart"

The CP have completely changed their election tactics in a way which must horrify many members who want to be communists.

While mouthing many of the same policies as the SPsuch as for a 35 hour week and a reduction in retirement age-they have made the main plank of their campaign opposition to immigration, "French jobs for French workers", , and the growth of drug abuse, linked with concentrations of particularly North African workers.

From the time of the attack on the immigrant workers' hostel in Vitry, the belt 7 notches!" / notches!" 1a1sodtion campaign. campaign.

CP in Paris seems to have gone into battle on the problems created by the presence of so many nonFrench workers in France.

They organised the demonstration outside the house of a Moroccan family in Montigny who they accused of being drug peddlers.

Moralistic

This has led to a moralistic, boy-scout type of approach to youth. As Marchais said, "For youth, I choose study, sport, struggle and not drugs"

The CP Stalinists are directing their campaign not round the factories among organised workers as in the past, but in the localities,

← Contents of Socialist Press no. 243, 16 April 1981