Fabien Roussel
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Fabien Roussel | |
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 Roussel in 2018 | |
| National Secretary of the French Communist Party | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Laurent |
| Member of the National Assembly for Nord's 20th constituency | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 9 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Alain Bocquet |
| Succeeded by | Guillaume Florquin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1969 Béthune, France |
| Political party | French Communist Party |
| Profession | Journalist, politician |
| Website | Website |
Fabien Roussel (French pronunciation: [fabjɛ̃ ʁusɛl]; born 16 April 1969) is a French politician who has served as national secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF) since 2018. He was the party’s candidate in the 2022 French presidential election where he placed eight in the first round. Roussel represented the Nord's 20th constituency in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2024.
Early life
[edit]From a family of activists,[1] Fabien Roussel is the son of Daniel Roussel, former journalist at L'Humanité.[2] After he finished high school in Champigny-sur-Marne, in the Paris region, he graduated from the Journalists Development Centre (CPJ).[3] He began his career as an image reporter at the Ardennes regional branch of television channel France 3. One of his paternal great-grandfathers was a Spanish refugee who died after being interned in the Vernet camp.[4]
Early political career
[edit]During his high school years, Fabien Roussel engaged in the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France (MJCF) to denounce the apartheid in South Africa and demanded the release of Nelson Mandela. He also participated in major demonstrations against the Monory law and Devaquet bill, related respectively to employee shareholding and university organisation.
From 1997, he was advisor in charge of communication for Communist Michelle Demessine, then Secretary of State for Tourism under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin.[5] He then worked for Jean-Jacques Candelier and Alain Bocquet.
Political career
[edit]In 2017, Roussel was elected to succeed Bocquet as the Member of Parliament for the 20th constituency of Nord as a member of the French Communist Party.[6] He became party leader in 2018.
On 9 May 2021, Roussel won the Communist nomination for the 2022 presidential election.[7] He was defeated in the first round of voting, placing eighth and garnering just 2.28% of the vote, the second-lowest vote share the party has ever managed in a presidential election.
He was re-elected in the 2022 legislative elections as a deputy for the 20th constituency of Nord.
In 2024, Roussel was defeated by the National Rally candidate Guillaume Florquin in the first round of that year’s snap elections.[8]
Political positions
[edit]Roussel takes progressive positions on socioeconomic issues and favours raising the minimum wage to €1,500 a month post-tax, as well as reducing the workweek to 32 hours and lowering the retirement age to 60. Unlike many French leftists, he is strongly supportive of nuclear power and has expressed a positive view of hunting.[9] He has expressed support for the 2023 pension reform strikes.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Roussel lives with his partner Dorothée, a civil servant of category C.[11][12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Congrès du PC : Chez les Roussel, communiste de père en fils", La Voix du Nord (in French), 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Congrès du PCF : Fabien Roussel, un puncheur pour ranimer le PC dans les médias et les urnes". La Voix du Nord (in French). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "LesBiographies.com". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Fabien Roussel, fossettes et marteau".
- ^ "LEGISLATIVES - 20e CIRCONSCRIPTION DU NORD - C'est fait, Fabien Roussel, l'héritier, dans le siège d'Alain Bocquet". La Voix du Nord. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Nord - 20ème circonscription : Résultats des élections législatives 2017". Lexpress.fr. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Mestre, Abel (9 May 2021). "Présidentielle 2022 : Fabien Roussel, candidat pour le Parti communiste" [Presidential election 2022 : Fabien Roussel, Communist Party candidate]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Fabien Roussel, patron du Parti communiste, éliminé dès le premier tour des élections législatives". Le Monde.fr (in French). 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "French elections: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Fabien Roussel". The Local. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Angelique Chrisafis (16 March 2023). "Macron uses special powers to force through plan to raise pension age". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ de Ravinel, Sophie (15 August 2021). "Fabien Roussel, la cuisine idéale pour un été en camping 2 étoiles" [Fabien Roussel, the ideal 2-star cooking for a camping summer]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Moreau, Sarah (14 February 2022). "Fabien Roussel amoureux : le candidat à la présidentielle publie une photo de son couple pour la Saint-Valentin" [Fabien Roussel in love : The presidential candidate publishes a photo of the couple for Saint Valentine's Day]. Voici (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
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- Campaign website (in French)
