Philippe Poutou

Philippe Poutou
Poutou in 2019
Born14 March 1967 (1967-03-14) (age 57)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Trade unionist, car factory worker, politician
Known forFrench presidential candidate (2012, 2017, 2022)
Political partyNew Anticapitalist Party (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations
Lutte Ouvrière (1985–1997)
Voix des Travailleurs [fr] (1997–2000)
Revolutionary Communist League (2000–2009)

Philippe Poutou (French pronunciation: [filip putu]; born 14 March 1967)[1] is a French far-left[citation needed] politician, former trade unionist and car factory worker. He was the New Anticapitalist Party's candidate in the presidential elections of 2012, 2017 and 2022, in which he respectively received 1.15%, 1.09% and 0.76% of the vote.

  1. ^ "Programme de Philippe Poutou candidat à l'élection présidentielle 2017". Le Monde. Retrieved 6 April 2017.