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Socialist Press no. 64, 6 July 1977 · scan p. 5 · about 223 words

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leader Carrillo the elections was no: ustite: = practice.

The LCR argued that participa tion would allow it the greatest opportunity to propagandise for its programme. But in practice the programme of FUT was a compromise in numerous ways with that of the OIC and in particular it said nothing at all on the crucial question of the building of trade unions.

In practice, this for Workers' Unity could hardly have been more disunited.

At one extreme, Communist Action objected calling for a vote for FUT and a few days before the end of the campaign it withdrew from the FUT, calling for a boycott.

ELECTORALISM

At the other extreme the OIC converted the campaign into unadulterated electoralism. In the province of Alava the main FUT But this when the PSOE =.: = C= =2: decision to partie: •* to by the great made: :: == and groups on their left IMPRESSIONISM Those who claimed to be : utionaries arrived at their ta: not scientifically, but thro impressionism and adaptation the reformist and Stalinist lead The campaign for the boyc therefore, cauld not achieve these elections all that it was principle capable of achier:

In addition, because of Sua: policy of permitting even ill: parties to present electoral car dates but rigorously suppress anyone calling for boycott. campaign encountered severe pi

← Contents of Socialist Press no. 64, 6 July 1977