title: Workers' Communist Party of France
text: # Workers' Communist Party of France
  
  The Workers' Communist Party of France (French: Parti communiste des ouvriers de France, PCOF) is a political party of France. The party publishes the monthly newspaper La Forge and is an active participant in the International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations.
  
  ## History
  
  The PCOF was established on 18 March 1979, on the anniversary of Paris Commune, after a split in the Strasbourg section of the Maoist Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of France [fr] (PCMLF). During the Cold War, the PCOF supported the political line of the Party of Labour of Albania. From October 2011 to March 2016, the party was a member of the Front de Gauche.
  
  ## La Forge gallery
  
  * Front page of the February 2007 issue of La Forge, depicting the party's old logo on the top left.
  * Front page of the September 2007 issue of La Forge, criticising president Nicolas Sarkozy's government. The PCOF's current logo is stylized into the name of the newspaper.
  