Daniel Gluckstein facts for kids
Daniel Gluckstein was born in Paris, France, on March 3, 1953. He is a French politician who follows a political idea called Trotskyism. He is well known for being a candidate in the French presidential election in 2002. He ran for a group called the Workers' Party.
Who is Daniel Gluckstein?
Daniel Gluckstein has been involved in politics for a long time. When he was young, in 1968, he joined a group called the Revolutionary Communist Youth. Later, in 1979, he helped start another group called the Communist League Internationalist.
In 1991, he became an important leader, the National Secretary, of the Workers' Party. This meant he had a big role in guiding the party.
His Elections
Daniel Gluckstein has run in several elections.
- In 1994, he was a main candidate for the Workers' Party in the European elections. These elections choose people to represent countries in the European Parliament, which helps make rules for Europe. He received a small number of votes, about 0.43%.
- In 1997, he ran in elections for the French parliament, called legislative elections, in a town called Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis.
- In April 2002, he ran for president of France. This is a very important election where people choose their country's leader. He got 0.47% of the votes. Out of sixteen candidates, he was the last one in the first round of voting.
Starting New Parties
Daniel Gluckstein also helped create new political groups.
- In June 2008, he started the Independent Workers' Party with another politician named Gérard Schivardi.
- In 2015, he was one of the people who helped create a new version of the Workers' Party.
About His Life
Daniel Gluckstein is married and has three children. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a professor of history at a special college. Like some political leaders, he uses a special name, or pseudonym, which is "Seldjouk."
