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14 Facts About Luc Michel

1.

Luc Michel was the leader and founder of the Parti Communautaire National-Europeen.

2.

Luc Michel was an advisor to Pierre Nkurunziza in Burundi.

3.

Luc Michel first came to prominence when he served as Thiriart's personal secretary.

4.

Luc Michel established the PCN in 1984, following the failure of his National Front initiative.

5.

Luc Michel has been leader since its foundation, although following the collapse of the Soviet Union he convinced his mentor Thiriart to become a member.

6.

Logically identified Luc Michel as being involved in the "Republic of Detroit" movement, a campaign to create a breakaway republic in the United States.

7.

Luc Michel died on 1 April 2025, following a long illness.

8.

Luc Michel was a supporter of National Bolshevism and described himself as a "national communist".

9.

Luc Michel created a number of peridocials that stressed opposition to Zionism and the United States.

10.

Luc Michel was a lawyer by profession, he wrote extensively on his political ideas.

11.

Luc Michel claimed to have the support of Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, in this endeavour.

12.

Luc Michel advocated the idea of a "Eurasian axis" between China, Russia, and Iran as an alternative to Western hegemony, and called for an international tribunal in China to prosecute colonial crimes.

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Luc Michel established contact with the Libyan regime and in August 2003 organised with their help the quatrieme universite d'ete pour les mouvements verts, pacifistes et alternatifs en Europe as an attempt to encourage co-operation between elements of the far right and the far left.

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Luc Michel had links with several members of Vlaams Belang, including Frank Creyelman.