Communist Movement of the Valencian Country

Communist Movement of the Valencian Country
Moviment Comunista del País Valenciá
Leader Cristina Piris
Carles Dolç
Just Ramírez
Founded 1972 (1972)
As the Communist Movement of Spain in the Valencian Country
1976 (1976)
Reorganization as the Communist Movement of the Valencian Country
Dissolved 1991 (1991)
Merged into Alternative Left
Ca Revolta
Headquarters València
Newspaper Servir al Poble
Youth wing Valencian Revolutionary Youth
Ideology Communism
Valencian nationalism
Leninism
Feminism
Catalanism
Maoism
Only until 1983.[1]
National affiliation Communist Movement
Colors Red
Local seats (1979-1983)
27 / 5,343
Politics of Spain
Political parties
Elections

Communist Movement of the Valencian Country (Valencian: Moviment Comunista del País Valencià, MCPV) was a communist political party created in the Valencian Country during the last years of the dictadorship of Franco as the Valencian section of the Communist Movement. Originally the party was maoist and heavilly pro-chinese, but since the early 80's the party abandoned maoism in favour of heterodox marxism and started to support the new social movements, including feminism, LGBT and anti-militarism.

History

In 1977 a member of the party was killed by a fascist of Fuerza Nueva, in one of the first violent episodes of the "Battle of València".[2] 6,000 people attended his funeral.[3] The MCPV gained 27 town councillors[4] in the Spanish municipal elections of 1979. Due to bad electoral results in general elections, the party abandoned electoralism and supported stree protests and social movements. It was highly influential in the anti-NATO campaign of the 80's and in the anti-Military service movement. The party joined Alternative Left in 1991.

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