List of communist parties

There are a number of communist parties active in various countries across the world, and a number that used to be active. The formation of communist parties in various countries was first initiated by the formation of the communist Third International by the Russian Bolsheviks. Undoubtedly the most important of these parties were those of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China: the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of China, respectively.

Some communist parties have names such as Workers' Party, Socialist Party, Progressive Party, etc. Most, but not all, of the parties on this list are those that were aligned with either Moscow, Beijing or Tirana during the Cold War and their offshoots. Groups currently and exclusively participating in the Trotskyist or the Left communist tradition are not included in the listing, see List of Trotskyist organisations by country and List of Left communist organisations by country.

Groups currently participating in non-Marxist movements related to communism, such as Anarcho-communism and Juche,[1] are not included in the listing.

Officially ruling parties in communist countries

In the following countries, the communist parties either lead the ruling coalition or hold monopoly on state power, as defined by their respective country's constitutions.

Communist parties as ruling parties or part of ruling coalition in multi-party states

Formerly ruling

Modern (non-ruling)

Former

Defunct

Once ruling

Non-ruling

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Workers' Party of Korea leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland and is by some scholars and leftists not considered as communist party (like: Shin, Gi-wook (2006). Ethnic Nationalism in Korea: Genealogy, Politics, and Legacy. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804754088.). Even if it is not a common point view WPK and North Korea started recently to consider themselves as jucheist exclusively. The party participates in the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties though. (source: List of participants of 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties 2013); for more details see Juche.
  2. ↑ "Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (Brazil)".
  3. ↑ "Labour Party of Colombia".
  4. ↑ "Communist Party of the Dominican Republic".
  5. ↑ "Dominican Workers' Party (Marxist–Leninist)".
  6. ↑ "New Communist Party of Haiti (Marxist–Leninist)".
  7. ↑ "Iraqi Revolutionary Marxist–Leninists Regroupment".
  8. ↑ "Israeli Communist Forum".
  9. ↑ "Japan Labor Party".
  10. ↑ "Workers' Communist Party In Japan".
  11. ↑ "Filipino Workers Party".
  12. ↑ "Polish Party of the Working Class - Initiative Group".
  13. ↑ "Regional Party of Communists".
  14. ↑ "Communist Party of Spain (Maoist)".
  15. ↑ Reconstrucción Comunista blog Archived March 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  16. ↑ "Inicio - Iniciativa Comunista". iniciativacomunista.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Kimetz". kimetz.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Andalucía Comunista". Andalucía Comunista. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Red Roja". redroja.net. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  20. ↑ POSI
  21. ↑ "All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks - Ukraine".
  22. ↑ "Communist Party Alliance".
  23. ↑ "Bolshevik Platform of the KPSS".

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