India's communist parties, once influential rulers of multiple states impacting over 100 million people, have drastically declined, losing all state governments and reducing their parliamentary presence as identity politics and nationalism outpace traditional class-based politics, culminating in their recent defeat in Kerala after a decade of power. #IndianCommunism #PoliticalDecline #LeftPolitics
The combined FF/FG vote in Dublin Central is the lowest in any by-election in the history of the state. Their more than 100 year rule can be ended at the next election. To do that we need left parties to rule out coalition with them and commit to supporting a left government. #DublinCentral #ByElection #LeftPolitics #IE
Boris Vallaud's current faction has announced its departure from the leadership of the Socialist Party. A major blow for the first secretary Olivier Faure, who loses the majority, but also for the left's primary, which now seems impossible. (Original: Le courant de Boris Vallaud a annoncé quitter la direction du Parti socialiste. Un coup dur pour le premier secrétaire Olivier Faure, qui perd la majorité, mais aussi pour la primaire de la gauche, qui semble désormais impossible. https://t.co/dEyGwcUBE4) #SocialistParty #PoliticalLeadership #LeftPolitics #FR
