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Olivier Besancenot

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Olivier Christophe Besancenot (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje kʁistɔf bəzɑ̃sno]; born 18 April 1974) is a French far-left political figure and trade unionist, and the founding main spokesperson of the New Anticapitalist Party (Nouveau parti anticapitaliste, NPA) from 2009 to 2011. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Olivier Besancenot is the 18,713th most popular politician (down from 18,402nd in 2024), the 5,733rd most popular biography from France (down from 5,725th in 2019) and the 956th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olivier Besancenot ranks 18,713 out of 19,576. Before him are Shahbaz Bhatti, Anniken Huitfeldt, Richard Riley, Lara Trump, Meritxell Batet, and Chuck Robb. After him are Saxby Chambliss, Paul Fannin, Charles L. McNary, Hilda Solis, Jacky Rosen, and Jackie Speier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Olivier Besancenot ranks 681. Before him are Karina Aznavourian, René Bolf, Vasyl Slipak, ICS Vortex, Saša Gajser, and Valeri Bure. After him are Anne Marivin, Markus Zberg, Tamara Rojo, Yuan Hua, Henning Fritz, and Gábor Babos.

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In France

Among people born in France, Olivier Besancenot ranks 5,732 out of 6,770. Before him are Yassine Benzia (1994), Laurent Wolf (1971), Jean-Louis Harel (1965), Laure Manaudou (1986), and Gautier Capuçon (1981). After him are Anne Marivin (1974), Laura Smet (1983), Florent Manaudou (1990), Émilie Simon (1978), Eriq Ebouaney (1967), Amel Bent (1985), and Virginie Arnold (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Olivier Besancenot ranks 957. Before him are Stéphane Le Foll (1960), Fabien Roussel (1969), Aurélie Filippetti (1973), Jean-Michel Blanquer (1964), Vincent Peillon (1960), Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (1973), and Annick Girardin (1964). After him are Anna Gomis (1973), Sébastien Lecornu (1986), Agnès Pannier-Runacher (1974), Franck Riester (1974), and Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde (1977).

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