The Independent Workers' Party (french: Parti ouvrier indépendant, POI) is a French
Marxist
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political party founded in June 2008 after the dissolution of its predecessor, the
Workers' Party. It claimed 10,071 members at its founding congress in 2008, and 8,000 members on its second congress in 2012.
Amongst its four General Secretaries are former presidential candidates
Gérard Schivardi
Gérard Schivardi (born 17 April 1950) is a French politician. He contended in the French presidential election of 2007 under the colours of the Workers' Party (''Parti des Travailleurs'') of Trotskyist legacy. He came last in the first round of ...
and
Daniel Gluckstein.
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Politics of France
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List of political parties in France
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2008 establishments in France
Communist parties in France
Political parties established in 2008
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Trotskyist organizations in France
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