Lutte Ouvrière
Workers' Struggle Lutte ouvrière | |
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| Leader | Collective leadership: (Central Committee); Spokesperson: Nathalie Arthaud |
| Founded | 1939 (groupe Barta) 1956 (LO) |
| Split from | Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Membership (2018) | 8,000 claimed adherents |
| Ideology | Communism Trotskyism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | Internationalist Communist Union |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 577 |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 343 |
| Seats in the European Parliament | 0 / 72 |
| Website | |
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Constitution of France Parliament; government; president | |
Lutte Ouvrière (French: [lyt uvʁijɛʁ], lit. 'Workers' Struggle') is a Trotskyist communist party in France, named after its weekly paper. Arlette Laguiller was the party's spokeswoman from 1973 to 2008 and ran in each presidential election until 2012, when Nathalie Arthaud was the candidate. Robert Barcia (Hardy) was its founder and central leader. Lutte Ouvrière is a member of the Internationalist Communist Union. It emphasises workplace activity and has been critical of such recent phenomena as alter-globalization.