Arlette Laguiller on Second Round Elections

[Brad DeLong]

>Here's my translation of her statement made today.
>If you want to see the french version, go to
>LO's spartan website at: http://www.lutte-ouvriere.org
>
>-Thomas
>---------------------------------------------------
>Communique of Arlette Laguiller on the second round of
>the presidential elections (4/22 11 AM)
>
>I am not calling for an abstention during the second
>round of the presidential election.  I call on all
>workers and particularly those who voted for Le Pen to
>not vote for him because in addition to being an enemy
>of those who work, he is also the proponent of an
>ideology that absolutely must be condemned .
>
>Many will be tempted to vote for Chirac in order to
>block Le Pen.  But I dont think workers have an
>interest in allowing the election of Chirac to be seen
>as a veritable plebiscite among workers in support of
>all the reactionary measures that he could take in the
>future.
>
>Let us not forget that while not lauding Le Pen,
>Chirac will favorably take into consideration the
>electors who voted for Le Pen over those on the Left
>who voted for him.  The workers must not fall into
>this trap.
>
>Chirac has every possibility of winning but this
>representative of Big Capital must not do so with the
>support of those whom he will oppress for 5 years.

I presume that the first line of the communique is misprinted? That 
she *is* calling for abstention?

Brad DeLong