Fabien Roussel

The Communist Party is not happy with the departure of the European Commissioner, who resigned from his Brussels post with a bang. Fabien Roussel regrets that the head of state is "carrying out the orders" of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

On Monday, August 26, on BFMTV-RMC, the national secretary of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, denounced the fire that occurred in La Grande-Motte on Saturday, which he described as "terrorist."

The Communist Party leader is calling for the appointment of a government from the New Popular Front coalition, which came out on top in the legislative elections.

A few minutes after a meeting at the Élysée Palace between the various representatives of the New Popular Front and Emmanuel Macron, the national secretary of the PCF returned to BFMTV to discuss the nature of their discussions.

After losing the communist stronghold of the 20th constituency of the North during the early legislative elections to the National Rally, the former deputy and national secretary of the PCF will soon register with a special fund for former deputies which operates according to the same criteria as France Travail.

The national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF) claims that with the dissolution of the National Assembly, the President of the Republic has plunged the country into a "political impasse." "Don't count on us to give you the slightest support, neither today nor tomorrow," Fabien Roussel told Emmanuel Macron.

After long days of fruitless negotiations over the identity of the future occupant of Matignon, the elected representatives of the Democratic and Republican Left group "are calling for the appointment of a Prime Minister to be submitted to a vote by the NFP deputies."

La France Insoumise suspended talks with the rest of the left on forming a government on Monday. Fabien Roussel questions "their true choice" and deplores "a distressing spectacle."

The National Secretary of the Communist Party commented on the long discussions within the left to find a candidate for Matignon and defended his party's proposal to nominate Huguette Bello.

The national secretary of the PCF believes that the President of the Republic "must accept the result of the ballot box" and "allow the Assembly to establish a government within the framework of a relative majority."

Jean Luc-Mélenchon has responded to his left-wing partners who do not want to see him appointed to Matignon in the event of a victory for the New Popular Front in the legislative elections.

The national secretary of the PCF put forward this measure in the midst of a debate on the costing of the left's economic programme.

With less than three weeks to go before the first round of the legislative elections, teams are getting organized and positions are becoming clearer on both the right and the left. The New Popular Front is unveiling its platform and candidates, while Éric Ciotti intends to form an alliance with the National Rally in his capacity as president of the Republicans.

Leaders from the various left-wing parties spoke this Friday, June 14, to lay the foundations for the New Popular Front. While the memory of a shattered Nupes still lingers, Fabien Roussel promised unity until victory.

Following the rebellious Jean-Luc Mélenchon, LFI MP François Ruffin and communist leader Fabien Roussel both said they were "capable" of succeeding Gabriel Attal as head of the government.

Both the left and the right have multiplied their criticism of the executive, while France's public deficit climbs to 5.5% of GDP in 2023, well beyond what was forecast by the government (4.9%).

The leader of the French Communist Party justified his vote in the National Assembly against the bilateral security agreement between France and Ukraine on BFMTV on Tuesday evening, warning against "unlimited" support for the country attacked by Russia.

The national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF) believes that his comparison between the situation in Gaza and the Warsaw ghetto "is not relevant", two days after his statements.

The National Secretary of the Communist Party believes that this statement "prepares French minds to go to war against Russia" while, according to him, the country must "be the path to peace."

The national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF) hopes that the "French people will unite" to "weigh in" against the government, at a time when the farmers' mobilization is not weakening.

The national secretary of the Communist Party has violently attacked the government, accusing it of "extorting" the French.

BFMTV POLL. An Elabe study reveals that 37% of French people consider Marine Le Pen to be the politician most capable of "caring about the lives of people like you."

Marine Le Pen said on X that the President of the Republic "sees and hears nothing of the difficulties of the French people" while Olivier Faure attacked "the grandiloquence of the words" which "seeks to mask the lack of prospects".

In an optimistic message, the national secretary of the PCF calls for "happiness" and "solidarity", after a year 2023 during which "nothing will have been spared us".

The national secretary of the PCF refused to speak out directly against the government's immigration bill.

At the initiative of Emmanuel Macron, several party leaders traveled to Saint-Denis to discuss the Middle East, institutional issues such as the status of New Caledonia and Corsica, and the thorny debate surrounding a referendum on immigration.

The National Secretary of the Communist Party has denounced Jean-Luc Mélenchon's "excessive remarks" regarding the march against anti-Semitism planned for Sunday in Paris and assured that his political party had "cut ties" with the leader of La France Insoumise.

The national secretary of the Communist Party sent a letter to his activists, expressing concern about a "deadly escalation of actions and words" on the part of La France Insoumise which could "provoke tragedies".

After a weekend of tension and invective, Fabien Roussel, the national secretary of the French Communist Party, clarified his position slightly on BFMTV-RMC this Monday.

The national secretary of the French Communist Party once again marked his difference with the rebellious leader and said he "hoped" that the left would win, but without Jean-Luc Mélenchon in 2027.

The 70-year-old presenter and comedian admitted this Friday that he appreciated the personality of the communist leader and the president of the National Rally, without however wanting to vote for them.

LFI MP Sophia Chikirou, a close associate of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, published a message this week comparing the PCF leader to Jacques Doriot, a former communist who joined the collaborationist movement in the 1940s. A guest on LCI this Sunday, Nupes MP Sandrine Rousseau criticized this statement.

Pending concrete measures from the government to tackle inflation, the national secretary of the Communist Party has asked his activists to gather in front of prefectures this week.

Fabien Roussel continues to chart his course. While the option of a single left-wing candidate for the next presidential election is unanimous among his partners, the national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF) has rejected this scenario for the time being in Libération, while highlighting its unique features.

French Communist Party national secretary Fabien Roussel defended his call to "invade gas stations, supermarkets, and prefectures" to protest inflation.

BFMTV POLL - Former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe appears to be the only one with sufficient credibility to beat Marine Le Pen in the eyes of the French, according to an Elabe survey this Thursday.

Questioned by readers of the newspaper "L'Humanité" on the rise in inflation and the difficulties faced by the French, Fabien Roussel "calls for action" and asks the President of the Republic to "act immediately".

With the immigration bill expected to be considered in Parliament soon, several members of the majority party have co-signed a platform with left-wing members of parliament calling for the regularization of undocumented workers in "sectors under pressure."

While he regrets the President of the Republic's position on pension reform, the national secretary of the PCF acknowledges that the meeting organized by the latter this Wednesday allowed for a "frank and sincere" discussion.