candidature of Alain Krivine is the occasion for the new forces, which revealed themselves in May-June 1968, to You can add to that the upheavals of the small traders and artisans. It is normal that inev snoula be passing nrougn a citricult period. future?
violently (as in la Tour du Pin (Isere)) is obviously linked with May:
B.D. Why are you standing for President? Surely you don't change anything.
The only reason I am standing tor president is to get tne opportunity . Moreover, we want to have the "New voices of May" heard Now, about the parliamentary illusions; given the influence the or nas exercisea over me working cids parame musi deeolv ingrained in their minds. We are aware of this. So it is going obvious.
B.D. If, as is obvious, Pompidou or Poher wins, what is the The bourgeois class is dvidied. Pompidou is supported by the upper autonomy visa-vis u.o. capiai. rompiaou wouid daapt nis poncy re As for Poher, he represents more the middle and lower section: the Algerian war. of the bourgeoisie, and they have always been against de Gaulle's in the face of these two possibilities tor the presidency In B.D. Is there a likelihood of another May in the immediate As all eyes are turned towards the electoral battle, social struggles have taken second place, Working Class mobilisation is low because they think that de Gaulle's resigh ation is a victory and hope that will reinforce this. They are going to be very quickly lisillusioned if Pompidou wins. If Poher does, then thei aisappointment will only appear in the middle or nis term of oftice. Then they will realise that the replacement of the man doesn't However the main point is that the working class can be mobilised (see the different struggles in January and February). Although the continuing rrench economic crisis, will inevitaoy produce new economic and social demanas, mis does not mean that another May is on the way. Nevertheless, it is certain that the youth have grasped, and their elders have regrasped, what revolutionary struggle is, and their will to continue the fight and develop it is B.D. Could you say something about the newly formed Ligue Communiste? Does its birth mean that you think the time for building youth sections is over?
movement s turning boint came in in bl and oz a section of the EC (Union des etudiants communistes) chrystallised in opposition to the C.P.'s policy over Address sent by the Central Committee of the