The Communist Party of France has a wide array of candidates for the EP elections to be held on May 26. There are public and private sector workers, feminists, ecologists and internationalists on the PCF roster.

The PCF has two Kurdish women on the list of 79 candidates. Former France Democratic Kurdish Council Co-chair Cemile Renklicay stands out in the list. She is on the 12th spot.

The PCF list has been presented as, “White blouses, yellow vests, blue collars, black dresses, green boots and red cloaks, a rainbow of the struggle with strong representation of the world of labor”. The list header Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s Deputy for Housing Ian Brossat gave a short speech drawing attention to the struggle of the Kurdish people.

Brossat said he was glad HDP MP Leyla Guven was released from prison and added: “The isolation imposed upon Ocalan wasn’t ended.”

Brossat stressed that as communists they will always continue to show solidarity: “We will especially continue this solidarity with the upcoming European elections.”

Brossat said these elections should be “turned into a platform to discuss the unacceptable relationship between Turkey and the European Union” and added: “It is unacceptable that the European Union is acting as a partner to Erdogan’s crimes.”

“You can trust in French communists and their candidate Cemile Renklicay,” said Brossat and added: “Cemile is on the same list as me, and she will stand with me in our fight for these causes. You can trust in our solidarity.”

The list of candidates for the Communist Party of France for the European elections is as follows:

Ian Brossat, Marie-Hélène Bourlard, Patrick Le Hyaric, Marie-Pierre Vieu, Mamoudou Bassoum, Julie Pontalba, Antony Gonçalves, Maryam Madjidi, Arthur Hay, Barbara Filhol, Franck Saillot, Claire Cemile Renkliçay, Michel Jallamion, Sophia Hocini, Stanislas Baugè, Manuela Dona, Michel Branchi, Elina Dumont, Benjamin Amar, Sarah Chaussy, Loïc Pen, Christine Mequignon, Pascal Pontac, Michèle Picard, Ralph Blindauer, Anne-Laure Perez, Franck Merouze, Marianne Journiac, Belaïde Bedreddine, Amandine Miguel, Nacim Bardi, Cinderella Bernard, Jean Luc Bou, Isabelle Liron, Dominique Pani, Hülliya Turan, Khaled Bouchajra, Katja Krüger, Pierre Lacaze, Aicha Dabale, Jean Mouzat, Delphine Piétu, Denis Lanoy, Charlotte Blandiot-Faride, Arnaud Petit, Virginie Neumayer, Aurélien Gall, Patricia Tejas, Aurélien Aramini, Sandrine Macigno, Cyrille Bonnefoy, Emilie Lecroq, Emmanuel Trigo, Cathy Apourceau Poly, Michel Stéfani, Lucie Martin, Youssef Benamar, Christelle Dumont, Sébastien Nugou, Laetitia Mauré, David Blaise, Lamya Kirouani, Aurélien Crifo, Maryline Lucas, Yves Dévédec, Mina Idir, Glenn Le Saout, Geneviève De Gouveia, Alain Pagano, Sandra Blaise, Edmond Baudoin, Ghislaine Noirault, Florian Monteil, Nathalie Fabre, Frédéric Boulanger, Cécile Cukierman, Gilbert Garrel, Odette Nilès, André Chassaigne.