French Workers answer Giscard

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H-s-COND round orine rrencn municipal has brought further gains for the Union of the Lett. the united sate or communis and Socialist Parties and the Left Radicals and Left Gaullists …ne anion or ine ten increased its poll from 51 per cent on the first round to 52.5 per cent. It nas now captured more than 50 towns of more than 30,000 people Ma only Parties. Its hold ractionally conservative west the country was extended with the capture of the Breton capital of hennes Even in Paris the Left considerabimproved on its first round showing winning 4U only Jacques Chirac's Gaullists. The Government is nare oresseo nor oniy ov me en victory but by the defeat of its Paris slate. The split between Chirac and Giscaro creaty weakens une nont s capacity to resist the upsurge of the workers' movement.

evervone. including the Government is forced to admit that these municipal elections have more than local sionicance WOTACIS are suffering the same attacks on their living British me bane austerly plan. This result is an overwhelming vote of Govemment fightback WnIcA Is now beginning in Britain has already reached ance t is inis nartne slate of the revolutionary left can be explained. ine oesuresus for une far left came in the big industrial centres, and within those towns the highest revolutionary vote was in campaien was basea on me lac! that it was more than an electoral served inrougnout me country Tor tHose The comparison with Britain is a sac one since here crous like ine the importance of using around elections as a weapon in me balale win brain is only 100 clear.

The 'lefts' in France, the ComMUnISE ›ano Lne ance or mnese erections Union of the on wi echo the cher rontatowski.

The support for the Union ot the Lett is itselt an index of ine rise in militancy, but for the rerorists DUSTLIVE aesment ne ce and me so nave legislative elections in 1978 Tedi Despite this latest oute ine ousting of tree Govern or ne union or ine cen remains *Wait for 1978'

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the working class areas. The strength of the revolutionary

workers who were organising the fightback against the Government.

organising resistance to the Social But,

have joined with the Government in attempting to dismiss the import-

beyond the electoral period and get onwith serious things'!

ment Ministers government offices, the watchword