Communist Party of Réunion
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Communist Party of Réunion Parti Communiste Réunionnais | |
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government; president |
The Communist Party of Réunion (
overseas department of Réunion (in the Indian Ocean
).
History
PCR was founded in 1959, as the
general secretary
; Vergès is currently serving as senator in the French senate.
During the late 1990s the relations between PCF and PCR became somewhat strained, regarding differences in party lines. Relations were, however, fully restored in 2005, on the occasion of PCF leader Marie-George Buffet's visit to the island; subsequently, the PCR stood on the list of the French Communist Party in the 2004 European Parliament elections, and Vergès became one of three MEPs elected from the PCF list at national level. The main party leaders are Hoarau, Huguette Bello and Pierre Vergès (the son of Paul Vergès).
The press outlet of the party is the
daily newspaper Témoignages,[6] founded by Paul Vergès' father, Dr. Raymond Vergès, in 1944. Temoignages has headquarters in Le Port,[6] where the Communist Party usually gets most of their votes.[6]
In 2012,
Pour La Réunion was created by Huguette Bello as a splinter party.[7]
Important members
National Secretary
Senators
- Paul Vergès (2011–2016)
- Gélita Hoarau (wife of Élie Hoarau) (2005–2011, 2016–2017)
Deputies
- Huguette Bello (1997)
Mayors
- Huguette Bello (Saint-Paul, 2008–2014)
- Claude Hoarau (Saint-Louis)
- Roland Robert (La Possession)
- Yolande Pausé (Sainte-Suzanne)
- Éric Fruteau (Saint-André)
- Jean-Yves Langenier (Le Port)
Regional Councillors
- Paul Vergès
- Maya Cesari (stepdaughter of Paul Vergès )
- Yasmina Panshbaya
- Élie Hoarau
- Rahiba Dubois
- Catherine Gaud
- Aline Hoarau Murin
- Béatrice Leperlier
- Philippe Jean-Pierre
Departemental Councillors
- Maurice Gironcel
- Roland Ramakistin
- Yvon Virapin
- Robert Nativel
- Yvon Bello
- Éric Fruteau
- Monica Govindin
- Jean-Yves Langenier
- Roland Robert
- Pierre Vergès (son of Paul Vergès)
See also
References
- ^ "Parti Communiste Réunionnais (PCR) — France Politique" (in French). France-politique.fr. 1996-04-14. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Gilberg, Trond. Coalition Strategies Of Marxist Parties. Durham: Duke University Press, 1989. p. 265
- ^
Alpers, Edward A. (2004). "The idea of marronage: reflections on literature and politics in Réunion". Slavery & Abolition. 25 (2): 18–29. S2CID 144443169.
- S2CID 154007132.
- ^ "De son côté, le parti communiste s’impose à La Réunion comme la principale formation politique après avoir abjuré son mot d’ordre d’autonomie."
- ^ a b c http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/wergin_worldmusic.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Législatives : Huguette Bello candidate dans la 2ème circonscription". Linfo.re. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- Gilles Gauvin, Le parti communiste de la Réunion (1946-2000), Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire, No. 68 (Oct. - Dec., 2000), pp. 73–94