Olivier Besancenot (French pronunciation: [olivje bəzɑ̃səˈno]) (born on 18 April 1974) is a French far left political figure and trade unionist who has become a leading opponent of President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was a candidate for the 2007 French presidential election, for the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR), the French section of the Fourth International. He gained 1.2 million votes, 4.25%, standing as a revolutionary socialist in the 200...
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Olivier Besancenot (French pronunciation: [olivje bəzɑ̃səˈno]) (born on 18 April 1974) is a French far left political figure and trade unionist who has become a leading opponent of President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was a candidate for the 2007 French presidential election, for the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR), the French section of the Fourth International. He gained 1.2 million votes, 4.25%, standing as a revolutionary socialist in the 2002 presidential elections.
In the first round of the 2007 presidential election, Besancenot received 4.08% of the vote, just short of 1.5 million votes, placing him fifth and eliminating him from the race.
Olivier Besancenot was born on 18 April 1974 in Levallois-Perret in the Hauts-de-Seine Region, (France). His father, Michel Besancenot, was a teacher and his mother a psychologist at a school.
He studied history at University of Paris X (Nanterre) and continued his studies at University of Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie) for a maîtrise in...
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