Communist Party of Réunion

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Communist Party of Réunion
Parti Communiste Réunionnais
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

Paul Vergès

Senators

Deputies

Claude Hoarau

Mayors

Regional Councillors

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

  1. ^ "Parti Communiste Réunionnais (PCR) — France Politique" (in French). France-politique.fr. 1996-04-14. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  2. ^ Gilberg, Trond. Coalition Strategies Of Marxist Parties. Durham: Duke University Press, 1989. p. 265
  3. ^ Alpers, Edward A. (2004). "The idea of marronage: reflections on literature and politics in Réunion". Slavery & Abolition. 25 (2): 18–29.
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  5. ^ "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."
  6. ^ a b c http://www.philbu.net/media-anthropology/wergin_worldmusic.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Législatives : Huguette Bello candidate dans la 2ème circonscription". Linfo.re. Retrieved 2021-12-11.

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