Nowadays, Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide range of people. Its impact and relevance range from the personal to the professional sphere, influencing decisions, behaviors and ways of thinking. Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties is not only a current phenomenon, but has been present throughout history, evolving and adapting to the changing circumstances of society. In this article we will explore different aspects of Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties, from its origin to its influence today, in order to better understand its importance and scope in our daily lives.
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Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties | |
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Leader | Collective leadership |
Founder | Communist Party of Greece |
Founded | 1 October 2013 |
Dissolved | 9 September 2023 |
Succeeded by | European Communist Action |
Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Euroscepticism |
Political position | Far-left |
European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
International affiliation | IMCWP |
Colours | Red |
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The Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties (INITIATIVE) was a Marxist–Leninist cooperative association of primarily European Communist parties. The initiative had 30 member parties from all over Europe and the surrounding area. The Communist Party of Greece was the main founder of initiative. The express purpose of the organisation was to "contribute to the research and study of issues concerning Europe, particularly concerning the EU, the political line which is drawn up in its framework and affects the lives of the workers, as well as to assist the elaboration of joint positions of the parties and the coordination of their solidarity and their other activities". On 9 September 2023, the organisation was dissolved following ideological and political differences between the association's members over the topic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The European Communist Action was established on 18 November 2023 as a continuation of the INITIATIVE association created by the Communist Party of Greece.
Country | Party | Last national or European election | National Lower Houses | European Parliament |
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Party of Labour of Austria (PdA, Partei der Arbeit Österreichs) |
Did not contest | 0 / 183
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Communist Party of the Workers of Belarus (BKPT, Kamunistyčnaja partyja pracoŭnych Bielarusi) |
Did not contest | 0 / 110
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Not in EU |
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Party of the Bulgarian Communists (PBK, Partiya na Bulgarskite Komunisti) |
Did not contest | 0 / 240
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Union of Communists in Bulgaria (SKB, Sayuz na Komunistite v Balgariya) |
Did not contest | 0 / 240
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Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia (SRP, Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske) |
2,149 (0.13%) | 0 / 151
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– |
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Communist Party in Denmark (KPiD, Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark) |
Did not contest | 0 / 175
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Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism (KTP, Kommunistinen Työväenpuolue – Rauhan ja Sosialismin Puolesta) |
1,240 (0.04%) | 0 / 200
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Communist Revolutionary Party of France (PCRF, Parti communiste révolutionnaire de France) |
259 (0,0%) | 0 / 577
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Pole of Communist Revival in France (PRCF, Pôle de renaissance communiste en France) |
Did not contest | 0 / 577
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Unified Communist Party of Georgia (SEKP, Sakartvelos Ertiani Komunisturi Partia) |
Did not contest | 0 / 150
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Not in EU |
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Communist Party of Greece (KKE, Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas) |
401,224 (7.69%) | 21 / 300
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2 / 21
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Hungarian Workers' Party (Magyar Munkáspárt) |
14,452 (0.42%) | 0 / 199
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Workers' Party (Páirtí na nOibrithe) |
1,195 (0.1%) (Ireland) | 0 / 160
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839 (0.10%)
(Northern Ireland) |
0 / 90
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Communist Party (PC, Partito Comunista) |
235,467 (0.88%) | 0 / 400 0 / 200
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Socialist Party of Latvia (LSP, Latvijas Sociālistīskā partija) |
With Social Democratic Party "Harmony" | 0 / 100
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Socialist People's Front (SPF, Socialistinis liaudies frontas) |
Did not contest | 0 / 141
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Communist Party of Macedonia (KPM, Комунистичката партија на Македонија) |
Did not contest | 0 / 120
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Communist Party of Malta (PK, Partit Komunista Malti) |
Did not contest | 0 / 67
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People's Resistance (Rezistența) |
Did not contest | 0 / 101
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Communist Party of Norway (NKP, Norges Kommunistiske Parti) |
308 (0.00%) | 0 / 169
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Not in EU |
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Polish Communist Party (KPP, Komunistyczna Partia Polski (2002)) |
Did not contest | 0 / 460
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– |
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union (KPSS, Kommunističeskaja partija Sovetskogo Sojuza) |
Did not contest | 0 / 450
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Not in EU |
Russian Communist Workers' Party (RKRP, Rossiyskaya kommunisticheskaya rabochaya partiya) | ||||
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New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ, Nova komunistička partija Jugoslavije) |
Did not contest | 0 / 250
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Not in EU |
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Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS, Komunistická strana Slovenska) |
6,199 (0.63%) (together with VZDOR) | 0 / 150
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Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE, Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España) |
17,918 (0.07%) | 0 / 350
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Communist Party of Sweden (SKP, Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti) |
974 (0.02%) | 0 / 349
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Communist Party of Turkey (TKP, Türkiye Komünist Partisi) |
62,826 (0.12%) | 0 / 600
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Not in EU |
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Union of Communists of Ukraine (SKU, Soyuz komunistiv Ukrayini) |
Did not contest | 0 / 450
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Not in EU |
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New Communist Party of Britain (NCP) |
Did not contest | 0 / 650
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Not in EU |
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Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | |
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Communist Party (KP, Komünist Parti) |
After the party split in 2014, the Communist Party took up the position in the INITIATIVE until its merger in 2017 within the Communist Party of Turkey |
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Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain | After the party split in 2017, the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain replaced the PCPE in INITIATIVE |