Can a left turn replace centrism or will the far-right benefit? Events in France and South America suggest that class struggle will make the difference.

Sunday Socialist the free PDF - now with added hyperlinks. Features May Day, Labour's lost members, Corbyn, and France. Plus more.

French voters expressed their dissatisfaction by not voting at all. That disillusion has been focussed on immigration, the European Union , but as living standards fall and opportunities for advancement…

France has voted to re-elect Macron over Le Pen. Relief all round, but that still leaves the Left as a poor third.

Will the French elections provide a shock win for the far right candidate, Le Pen? Or can President Macron survive the second round run off?