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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Olivier Besancenot is the 18,559th most popular politician (down from 18,431st in 2019), the 5,660th most popular biography from France (up from 5,727th in 2019) and the 953rd most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Olivier Besancenot ranks 18,559 out of 19,576. Before him are Shahbaz Bhatti, Anniken Huitfeldt, Richard Riley, Laure Manaudou, 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 641. Before him are Karina Aznavourian, René Bolf, Vasyl Slipak, ICS Vortex, Saša Gajser, and Valeri Bure. After him are Markus Zberg, Tamara Rojo, Yuan Hua, Henning Fritz, Gábor Babos, and Arsi Harju.

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In France

Among people born in France, Olivier Besancenot ranks 5,660 out of 6,770. Before him are Christophe Ohrel (1968), François Modesto (1978), Yassine Benzia (1994), Laurent Wolf (1971), Laure Manaudou (1986), and Gautier Capuçon (1981). After him are 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 953. Before him are Aurélie Filippetti (1973), Jean-Michel Blanquer (1964), Vincent Peillon (1960), Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (1973), Annick Girardin (1964), and Laure Manaudou (1986). After him are Anna Gomis (1973), Sébastien Lecornu (1986), Franck Riester (1974), Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde (1977), Cécile Duflot (1975), and Benjamin Darbelet (1980).

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