The Workers' Communist Party of France (french: Parti communiste des ouvriers de France, PCOF) is a

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of France. The party publishes the monthly newspaper ''La Forge'' and is an active participant in the International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations.

History

The PCOF was established on 18 March 1979, on the anniversary of

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, after a split in the Strasbourg section of the

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(PCMLF). During the Cold War, the PCOF supported the political line of the

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. From October 2011 to March 2016, the party was a member of the

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''La Forge'' gallery

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* * ''La Forge'' Communist parties in France Hoxhaist parties International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle) Political parties of the French Fifth Republic Political parties established in 1979 Far-left politics in France {{Europe-communist-party-stub