There are a number of

communist parties A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...

active in various countries across the world and a number that used to be active. They differ not only in method, but also in strict ideology and interpretation, although they are generally within the tradition of

Marxism–Leninism Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideology which was the main communist movement throughout the 20th century. Developed by the Bolsheviks, it was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, its satellite states in the Eastern Bloc, and various co ...

. The formation of communist parties in various countries was first initiated by the Russian

Bolsheviks The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

within the

Communist International The Communist International (Comintern), also known as the Third International, was a Soviet-controlled international organization founded in 1919 that advocated world communism. The Comintern resolved at its Second Congress to "struggle by a ...

. Since then, communist parties have governed numerous countries, whether as ruling parties in

one-party state A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system, or single-party system is a type of sovereign state in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution. All other parties ...

s like the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

or the

Communist Party of the Soviet Union "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper ...

, or as ruling parties in

multi-party system In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coal ...

s, including majority and minority governments as well as leading or being part of several coalitions. Many other communist parties did not govern any country, but did govern a state or region within a country. Others have also been represented in national, state, or regional

parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

s. Some communist parties and

schools of thought A school of thought, or intellectual tradition, is the perspective of a group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy, discipline, belief, social movement, economics, cultural movement, or art movement. H ...

reject

parliamentarism A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...

, instead advocating insurrection or

social revolution Social revolutions are sudden changes in the structure and nature of society. These revolutions are usually recognized as having transformed society, economy, culture, philosophy, and technology along with but more than just the political syst ...

as well as

workers' council A workers' council or labor council is a form of political and economic organization in which a workplace or municipality is governed by a council made up of workers or their elected delegates. The workers within each council decide on what thei ...

Officially ruling in communist states

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

Ruling or part of ruling coalition in multi-party states

Main opposition in multi-party states

Formerly ruling

One-party system

Parliamentary majority or minority government

Coalition partner or supporter

* (2005–2009, 2013–2014, 2021-2022) –

Communist Party of Bulgaria The Communist Party of Bulgaria (CPB, bg, Комунистическа Партия на България, КПБ, Komunisticheska Partiya na Bǎlgariya, KPB) is a communist party in Bulgaria, currently led by Aleksandar Paunov. The party was ...

, in coalition government as member of the

Coalition for Bulgaria The BSP for Bulgaria ( bg, БСП за България, BSP za Bŭlgariya), or the Coalition for Bulgaria ( bg, Коалиция за България, Koalitsiya za Bŭlgariya) until 2017, is a left-wing electoral alliance in Bulgaria led by t ...

* (1944–1948, 1966–1970, 1970–1971, 1975–1976 and 1977–1982) –

Finnish People's Democratic League Finnish People's Democratic League ( fi, Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto, SKDL; sv, Demokratiska Förbundet för Finlands Folk, DFFF) was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Pa ...

, in coalition governments with numerous other parties * (1981–1989; 1997–2002) –

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Unit ...

as a part of the Union de la gauche and of the

Gauche plurielle The Gauche Plurielle (French for ''Plural Left'') was a left-wing coalition in France, composed of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party (''Parti socialiste'' or PS), the French Communist Party (''Parti communiste français'' or PCF), ...

* (2004–2008) –

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in term ...

and

Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. H ...

, in the coalition government of the

United Progressive Alliance United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a centre-left political alliance of predominantly left-leaning political parties in India. It was formed after the 2004 general election with support from left-leaning political parties when no single party ...

* (1946) –

Tudeh Party of Iran The Tudeh Party of Iran ( fa-at, حزب تودۀ ایران, Ḥezb-e Tūde-ye Īrān, lit=Party of the Masses of Iran) is an Iranian communist party. Formed in 1941, with Soleiman Mirza Eskandari as its head, it had considerable influence in i ...

, in the

coalition government of Ahmad Qavam Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam formed a short-lived coalition government on 1 August 1946 with his Democrat Party of Iran and the left-wing Tudeh Party and Iran Party. He offered three portfolios (Health, culture, and trade and industry) to the communi ...

* (1998–2001, 2006–2008) –

Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists ( it, Partito dei Comunisti Italiani, PdCI) was a communist party in Italy established in October 1998 by splinters from the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC). The split was led by Armando Cossutta, founder and e ...

in the

D'Alema I Cabinet The first D'Alema government was the government of Italy from 21 October 1998 to 22 December 1999. The first Prodi government fell in 1998 when the Communist Refoundation Party withdrew its support to Prodi. This led to the formation of a new gov ...

D'Alema II Cabinet The second D'Alema government was the government of Italy from 22 December 1999 to 26 April 2000. Following the exit from the majority of the United Christian Democrats led by Rocco Buttiglione and of the Union for the Republic led by Francesco ...

Amato II Cabinet The second Amato government was the 56th government of the Italian Republic, the fourth and last government of the XIII Legislature. It held office from 26 April 2000 to 11 June 2001, a total of 412 days, or 1 year, 1 month and 17 days. The gover ...

with The Olive Tree;

Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party ( it, Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC) is a communist political party in Italy that emerged from a split of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1991. The party's secretary is Maurizio Acerbo, who replac ...

and Party of Italian Communists in the coalition government of

The Union The Union may refer to: Politics * The Union (Germany) or CDU/CSU, the partnership of the German political parties the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union * The Union (Italy), a former coalition of political parties in Ital ...

* (2005–2014) –

Malian Party of Labour The Malian Party of Labour ( French: ''Parti malien du travail'', PMT) is a Marxist-Leninist party in Mali and a member of the coalition supporting the Alliance for Democracy in Mali of president Amadou Toumani Touré. Founded in 1965, it was prom ...

, participated in the

Alliance for Democracy in Mali The Alliance for Democracy in Mali – African Party for Solidarity and Justice (french: Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali – Parti africain pour la solidarité et la justice, ADEMA-PASJ) is a political party in Mali. On October 25, 1990, oppo ...

* (1945) –

Communist Party of Norway The Communist Party of Norway ( no, Norges Kommunistiske Parti, NKP) is a communist party in Norway. The NKP was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. It was Stalinist from its establishment and, as such, supported t ...

in coalition government as member of

Gerhardsen's First Cabinet Gerhardsen's First Cabinet, often called the Unification Cabinet ( no, Samlingsregjeringen), was a Norwegian government appointed to serve under Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen between 25 June and 5 November 1945, in the aftermath of the Second W ...

led by the Labour Party * (2011–2016) –

Peruvian Communist Party The Peruvian Communist Party ( es, Partido Comunista Peruano, abbr. PCP) is a communist party in Peru that was founded in 1928 by José Carlos Mariátegui, under the name Peruvian Socialist Party (, PSP). The party changed its name in 1930. In ...

, in coalition governments as member of

Peru Wins Peru Wins ( es, Gana Perú, GP) was a leftist electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election. It was dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party and led by successful presidential candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso. Constituent par ...

* (2015–2019) –

Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português, , PCP) is a communist, Marxist–Leninist political party in Portugal based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself patriotic and internationalist,Portugue ...

in support of the

XXI Constitutional Government of Portugal The XXI Constitutional Government of Portugal ( pt, XXI Governo Constitucional de Portugal) was the 21st Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Government of Portugal, Portuguese government since the establishment of the current constitution. It wa ...

led by the

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

* (1945–1957, 1978–1992) –

Sammarinese Communist Party The Sammarinese Communist Party ( it, Partito Comunista Sammarinese, abbreviated PCS) was a Marxist political party in the small European republic of San Marino. It was founded in 1921 as a section of the Communist Party of Italy (PCI). The organi ...

, in coalition government with

Sammarinese Socialist Party The Sammarinese Socialist Party ( it, Partito Socialista Sammarinese, PSS) was a socialist and, later, social-democratic political party in San Marino. Its Italian counterpart was the Italian Socialist Party and its international affiliation was w ...

* (1970–1975, 2004–2015) –

Communist Party of Sri Lanka The Communist Party of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය, ''Sri Lankavay Komiyunist Pakshaya'' ta, இலங்கை கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி, trans ...

, in coalition governments with the

Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, translit=Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; ta, இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, translit=Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Ka� ...

* (2005–2020) –

Communist Party of Uruguay The Communist Party of Uruguay ( es, link=no, Partido Comunista del Uruguay, PCU) is a communist party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popul ...

and

People's Victory Party The Partido por la Victoria del Pueblo, also known as the Party for the Victory of the People, or People's Victory Party (PVP), is a political organization in Uruguay. Its military wing is known as OPR-33. The leftist group began under an anarc ...

, in coalition governments as members of the Broad Front

Modern non-ruling

* All-Union Communist Party, All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Bolshevik Platform of the KPSS 7

Formerly communist

Defunct

Once ruling

Non-ruling

* –

Armenian Workers Communist Party Armenian Labour Communist Party (in Armenian: ''Hayastani Ashkhatavorutian Komunistakan Kusaktsutiun'') was a political party in Armenia. History On 7 July 2003, the party dissolved as party members merged into the United Communist Party of Armen ...

, Armenian Workers Union,

Marxist Party of Armenia The Marxist Party of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի մարքսիստական կուսակցություն, ''Hayastani Marksistakan Kusaktsutiun'') was a political party in Armenia. History Prior to the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election, the ...

Union of Communists of Armenia Union of Communists of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի կոմունիստների միություն) was a communist party in Armenia. History Prior to the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election, the party formed part of the Free and Fair Armenia ...

Renewed Communist Party of Armenia Renewed Communist Party of Armenia (in Armenian language, Armenian: ''Hayastani Noratsvats Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun'') was a political party in Armenia. HNKK was formed on May 25, 2002, by former Armenian Communist Party (HKK) leaders Yuri Manukia ...

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Communist Party of Australia The Communist Party of Australia (CPA), known as the Australian Communist Party (ACP) from 1944 to 1951, was an Australian political party founded in 1920. The party existed until roughly 1991, with its membership and influence having been i ...

* -

Workers Party of Barbados The Workers Party of Barbados was a Marxist political party in Barbados. The party was established on 1 May 1985 by George Belle and contested the 1986 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1986. Africa * 1986 Angolan legis ...

* – Union of Marxist–Leninist Communists of Belgium, founded in 1970 * –

Communist Party of Belgium – Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Belgium – Marxist–Leninist (''Parti Communiste de Belgique - Marxiste-Léniniste''), was a small communist party in Belgium. PCB-ML was founded in 1976. PCB-ML published the monthly magazine ''La Verité'' (The Truth). PCB- ...

, founded in 1976. * – Free Homeland Party * –

Bulgarian Communist Party – Marxists Bulgarian Communist Party – Marxists ( bg, Българска комунистическа партия – марксисти), abbreviated BCP-Marxists ( bg, БКП-марксисти) is a communist party in Bulgaria, founded in 1990. The chai ...

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African Independence Party (Burkina Faso) The African Independence Party (french: Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) was a communist party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), led by Thomas Sankara and Philippe Ouédraogo. It was a part of the Pan-African communist African Indepen ...

Burkinabé Bolshevik Party Burkinabe Bolshevik Party (, PBB) was a communist party in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northw ...

, Burkinabé Communist Group,

Marxist–Leninist Group Marxist–Leninist Group () was a communist party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in November 1983 as split from the Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party. In August 1984 it was among the founders of the Union of Burkinabè Communists Union comm ...

Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (french: Organisation pour la Démocratie Populaire - Mouvement du Travail) was the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in April 1989 by the Union of Burkinabè Communists, t ...

Party for Democracy and Socialism The Party for Democracy and Socialism (french: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) was a registered political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). In 1999 the African Independence Party (PAI) split, and Soumane Touré formed a ...

Party of Labour of Burkina The Party of Labour of Burkina () was a political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). The PTB was a Marxist-Leninist party founded in 1990 as a split from the Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (ODP-MT) mainly by fo ...

Patriotic League for Development Patriotic League for Development (, LIPAD) was an open mass front of the African Independence Party (PAI) in Burkina Faso. LIPAD was founded in September 1973. LIPAD was led by Arba Diallo. The militants of LIPAD were generally called ''lipadist ...

Union of Burkinabé Communists Union of Burkinabè Communists (in French: ''Union des Communistes Burkinabè'') was a communist party in Burkina Faso. UCB was founded in August 1984 by the Group for the Unity of Marxists-Leninists (''Groupe pour l'Unité des Marxistes-Léni ...

Union of Communist Struggles Union of Communist Struggles (, ULC) was a Communist party in the country now known as Burkina Faso. ULC was formed out of a split of the Voltaic Communist Organization (OCV). It was constituted on 14 October 1979. ULC promoted 'Popular and Demo ...

Union of Communist Struggles – Reconstructed Union of Communist Struggles – Reconstructed (in French: ''Union des Luttes Communistes - Reconstruite'', ULC-R) was a communist party in Burkina Faso. ULC-R was formed in 1983 as a continuation of the Union of Communist Struggles (ULC). Gene ...

, Union of Communist Struggles – The Flame,

Voltaic Communist Organization Voltaic Communist Organization (, OCV) was a communist party in the country now known as Burkina Faso. It was founded in 1971 out of the student milieu. In 1978 OCV split in two, the pro-China Communist Struggle Union (ULC) and the pro-Albanian ...

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Labor-Progressive Party The Labor-Progressive Party (french: Parti ouvrier-progressiste) was the legal Front organization, front of the Communist Party of Canada from 1943 to 1959. Origins and initial success In the 1940 Canadian federal election, 1940 federal elect ...

(legal front of the Communist Party of Canada from 1943 to 1959),

Workers' Communist Party of Canada The Workers' Communist Party (french: Parti communiste ouvrier) was a Canadian Marxist–Leninist political party, founded in 1975 under the name Communist (Marxist–Leninist) League of Canada (''Ligue communiste (marxiste-léniniste) du Canada ...

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

–

Jersey Communist Party The Jersey Communist Party was a political party on the island of Jersey. The JCP seems to have had a semi-autonomous relation to the Communist Party of Great Britain. During the Second World War, when Jersey was under Nazi occupation, the JCP- ...

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Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) Chilean Communist Party (Proletarian Action) ( es, Partido Comunista Chileno (Acción Proletaria), ) is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party in Chile, founded in 1979 and originating from the pro-Albanian tradition. It has pres ...

, Revolutionary Left Movement * –

Workers Revolutionary Party of Colombia Workers Revolutionary Party of Colombia ( es, Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores de Colombia) was a political party in Colombia. The party was founded in 1982. It emerged from the 'Majority' faction of the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Tendency, ...

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Costa Rican People's Party Costa Rican People's Party ( es, Partido del Pueblo Costarricense, abbreviated as PPC) was a communist party in Costa Rica. In March 1984 the People's Vanguard Party (Costa Rica), Popular Vanguard Party split in two factions. The majority led by H ...

* – Communist Party of Cyprus * – Popular Socialist Party, joined

Cuban Communist Party The Communist Party of Cuba ( es, Partido Comunista de Cuba, PCC) is the sole ruling party of Cuba. It was founded on 3 October 1965 as the successor to the United Party of the Cuban Socialist Revolution, which was in turn made up of the 26t ...

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Communist Party of El Salvador The Communist Party of El Salvador ( es, Partido Comunista de El Salvador) is a communist party in El Salvador. The Communist Party was founded by Miguel Mármol on 10 March 1930. History In the mid-1960s the U.S. State Department estimat ...

, merged into the FMLN * –

Swaziland Communist Party The Swaziland Communist Party (SWACOPA) was a communist party in Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern ...

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Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party The Gambia Socialist Revolutionary Party (GSRP) was a communist party in the West African state of The Gambia, most noted for leading a failed insurrection in 1981 against the government of Dawda Jawara. Origins and ban The GSRP was formed in ...

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Revived Communist Party of Georgia Revived Communist Party of Georgia (, SAKP) was a communist party in Georgia. Founded in 1997. The party is now dissolved. The party had a 105-member central committee elected on a two-year mandate. A CC Bureau was constituted with 21 members. The ...

Georgian Workers Communist Party Georgian Workers Communist Party was a political party in Georgia. The chairman of the party was Panteleimon Giorgadze. In 1994 the party merged into the United Communist Party of Georgia. Communist parties in Georgia (country) Georgia Geor ...

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Spartacist League The Spartacus League (German: ''Spartakusbund'') was a Marxist revolutionary movement organized in Germany during World War I. It was founded in August 1914 as the "International Group" by Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, Clara Zetkin, and other ...

formed in 1918 and became the

Communist Party of Germany The Communist Party of Germany (german: Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, , KPD ) was a major political party in the Weimar Republic between 1918 and 1933, an underground resistance movement in Nazi Germany, and a minor party in West German ...

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Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin The Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin (german: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Westberlins, SEW) was a communist party in West Berlin. The party was founded on 24 November 1962, when the West Berlin local organization of the Socialist Unity Pa ...

(banned 1956 in West Germany) * –

Guatemalan Party of Labour The Guatemalan Labour Party (''Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo'') was a communist party in Guatemala. It existed from 1949 to 1998. It gained prominence during the government of Jacobo Arbenz. It was one of the main forces of opposition to the ...

, merged into the URNG * –

Haitian Communist Party The Haitian Communist Party (french: Parti Communiste Haïtien; ht, Pati Kominis Ayisyen) was a political party in Haiti, founded in 1934 by Jacques Roumain Jacques Roumain (June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, an ...

Haitian Workers Party Haitian Workers Party (in French: ''Parti des Travailleurs Haïtiens'', abbreviated PTA) was a communist party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' ...

Unified Party of Haitian Communists The Unified Party of Haitian Communists (french: Parti unifié des communistes haitiens) was a political party in Haiti. PUCH was established in 1968 by the mergers the Popular Entente Party (founded in 1959) and the Party of Union of Haitian Democr ...

, merged into the

National Reconstruction Movement The National Reconstruction Movement (''Mouvman pou Rekonstriksyon Nasyonal / Mouvement pour la Reconstruction Nationale'') is a political party in Haiti. In the 7 February and 21 April 2006 Chamber of Deputies 2006 Haitian elections, elections, t ...

in 1990 * –

Communist Party of Honduras Communist Party of Honduras ( es, Partido Comunista de Honduras) was a communist party in Honduras. PCH was refounded on October 10, 1954 by Ramos Dionisio Bejarano and Rigoberto Padilla Rush. It had its roots in the Honduran Revolutionary Democra ...

, merged into the

Patriotic Renewal Party Partido Renovación Patriótica (Patriotic Renewal Party) is a leftist group in Honduras formed in 1990 as a re-groupment of various leftist tendencies, such as Fuerzas Populares Revolucionarias Lorenzo Zelaya Fuerzas Populares Revolucionarias L ...

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Communist Party of Iceland The Communist Party of Iceland ( is, Kommúnistaflokkur Íslands) was a political party in Iceland from 1930 to 1938. History In the early 1920s a group of young militants of the Social Democratic Party (Iceland), Social Democratic Party (''Al ...

Communist Party of Iceland (Marxist–Leninist) Communist Party of Iceland (Marxist–Leninist) (in Icelandic: ''Kommúnistaflokkur Íslands (m-l)''), was a political party in Iceland. It was established in April 1976 by 30 delegates. Initially known as Communist Movement M-L (''Kommúnistahr ...

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Indian Communist Party (Sen) Indian Communist Party (ICP) was a political party in India, a splinter group of Communist Party of India (CPI). The leader of ICP was Mohit Sen. Sen parted ways with the CPI, following its anti-Congress stand, in 1978, following Indira Gandhi's ...

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Communist Party of Indonesia The Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in Indonesia during the mid-20th century. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965. ...

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Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) The Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist–Leninist) was an anti-revisionist political party based in Ireland. It had strong links to the Party of Labour of Albania, Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) and Revolutionary Communist Party ...

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Leninist Group in the Iraqi Communist Movement Leninist Group in the Iraqi Communist Movement ( ar, الفريق اللينيني في الحركة الشيوعية العراقية) was a grouping of Iraqi communist exiles, dissidents from the Iraqi Communist Party. The main leaders of the gr ...

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Maki Maki may refer to: People *Mäki, a Finnish surname (includes a list of people with the name) *Maki (name), a Japanese given name and surname (includes a list of people with the name) Places *Maki, Ravar, Kerman Province, Iran *Maki, Rigan, Ke ...

(1948–1973) split in 1965 with formation of largely Arab Rakah which changed its name to Maki in 1989 * –

Communist Party of Italy The Italian Communist Party ( it, Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) was a communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current ...

Italian Communist Party of the Julian March The Italian Communist Party of Julian Venetia ( it, Partito comunista italiano della Venezia Giulia, abbreviated PCIVG) was a communist organization in the Morgan Line#Zone A, Zone A of the Julian March after the Second World War. The group was foun ...

, Marxist–Leninist Italian Communist Party, Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Party of Italy, Movement for Peace and Socialism, Movement for the Confederation of the Communists * – Lebanese People's Party * –

Malayan Communist Party The Malayan Communist Party (MCP), officially the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), was a Marxist–Leninist and anti-imperialist communist party which was active in British Malaya and later, the modern states of Malaysia and Singapore from 1 ...

North Kalimantan Communist Party The North Kalimantan Communist Party (abbr. NKCP) was a communist political party based in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in northern Borneo. It was formally founded on 19 September 1971. Before that, the group had been operating under the nam ...

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Mexican Communist Party The Mexican Communist Party ( es, Partido Comunista Mexicano, PCM) was a communist party in Mexico. It was founded in 1917 as the Socialist Workers' Party (, PSO) by Manabendra Nath Roy, a left-wing Indian revolutionary. The PSO changed its name ...

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Communist Reformers Party of Moldova Communist Reformers Party of Moldova (in Romania: ''Partidul Comunist Reformator din Moldova'', PCR; in Russian: Коммунистическая Партия Реформаторов Молдовы) was a communist party in Moldova. PCR was founde ...

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Communist Party (Burma) The Communist Party (Burma) ( my, ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ (ဗမာပြည်)), sometimes referred to as the Red Flag Communist Party ( my, အလံနီကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ; RFCP), was a communist ...

* – Communist Party of Namibia * -

New Caledonian Communist Party New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz Albums and EPs * New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartn ...

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Communist Party of the Netherlands The Communist Party of the Netherlands ( nl, Communistische Partij Nederland, , CPN) was a Dutch communist party. The party was founded in 1909 as the Social-Democratic Party (SDP) and merged with the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party ...

merged into the

GroenLinks GroenLinks (, ) is a green political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and t ...

in 1989, marxist-leninist dissidents within the party formed the NCPN in 1992. * –

Communist Party of New Zealand The Communist Party of New Zealand (CPNZ) was a communist party in New Zealand which existed from 1921 to 1994. Although spurred to life by events in Soviet Russia in the aftermath of World War I, the party had roots in pre-existing revolutiona ...

, Socialist Unity Party * –

Nigerian Communist Party The Nigerian Communist Party (NCP) was a communist party in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West ...

Socialist Workers and Farmers Party of Nigeria Socialist Workers and Farmers Party of Nigeria was a political party in Nigeria. Founded in 1963, its leaders included Dr. Tunji Otegbeye, Eskor Toyo, Wahab Goodluck, Kunle Oyero, Uche Chukwumerije, Bassey and Fatogun. The SWFPN, formed by el ...

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Workers' Party of North Korea The Workers' Party of North Korea () was a communist party in North Korea from 1946 to 1949 and was a predecessor of the current Workers' Party of Korea. It was founded at a congress on 28–30 August 1946, by the merger of the northern branch ...

* – Workers' Communist Party merged into the Red Party * –

Communist Party of Palestine The Communist Party of Palestine ( yi, קאָמוניסט פארטיי פון פּאַלעסטינע) was a communist party in Palestine 1922-1923. It was formed through a split in the Po‘alei Tziyon which led to the formation of the Jewish C ...

(1921–1948) * –

Communist Party of Poland The interwar Communist Party of Poland ( pl, Komunistyczna Partia Polski, KPP) was a communist party active in Poland during the Second Polish Republic. It resulted from a December 1918 merger of the Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland a ...

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Communist Party in Saudi Arabia The Communist Party in Saudi Arabia ( ar, الحزب الشيوعي في السعودية, ''al-Hizb al-Shuyu'i fi al-Sa'udiyah'') was a political party in Saudi Arabia. It existed officially between 1975 and 1991. History The Communist Party in S ...

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Workers' Party of South Korea The Workers' Party of South Korea ( ko, 남조선로동당) was a communist party in South Korea from 1946 to 1949. It was founded on 23 November 1946 through the merger of the Communist Party of South Korea, New People's Party of Korea and a fa ...

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Party of Labour Basel A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

, founded in 1944 * –

Taiwanese Communist Party The Taiwanese Communist Party ( zh, t=臺灣共產黨; ja, 台湾共產党) was a revolutionary organization active in Japanese-ruled Taiwan. Like the contemporary Taiwanese People's Party, its existence was short, only three years, but it ...

, China Communist Alliance,

Communist Party of the Republic of China The Communist Party of the Republic of China () was a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was officially registered on 31 March 2009 by the Ministry of the Interior, making it the 147th registered political party in the count ...

Taiwan Democratic Communist Party The Taiwan Democratic Communist Party was a minor political party in Taiwan. It was founded on 1 October 2009 by Chen Tien-fu, cousin of former president Chen Shui-bian. The party's stated purpose was to create a distinct form of socialism in Tai ...

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Communist Party of the Republic of Tatarstan The Communist Party of the Republic of Tatarstan ( tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы коммунистлар партиясе, russian: Коммунистическая партия Республики Татарстан) was ...

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Communist Party of Thailand The Communist Party of Thailand ( Abrv: CPT; th, พรรคคอมมิวนิสต์แห่งประเทศไทย, ) was a communist party in Thailand active from 1942 until the 1990s. Initially known as the Communist Party ...

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Communist Party of Pridnestrovie The Communist Party of Pridnestrovie (KPP; ro, Partidul Comunist din Nistrenia, Moldovan Cyrillic: Партидул Комунист дин Нистрения; russian: Коммунистическая партия Приднестровья; ...

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

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Communist Party of the Free Territory of Trieste The Communist Party of the Free Territory of Trieste ( it, Partito Comunista del Territorio Libero di Trieste, PCTLT; sl, Komunistična partija Svobodnega tržaškega ozemlja, KPSTO) was a communist party in the Free Territory of Trieste. It was ...

, merged into the

Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party ( it, Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) was a communist political party in Italy. The PCI was founded as ''Communist Party of Italy'' on 21 January 1921 in Livorno by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). ...

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Communist Party of Trinidad and Tobago The Communist Party of Trinidad and Tobago was a pro-Albanian Marxist–Leninist political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party was founded in 1979. One source claims it was founded by Hardial Bains, the leader of Communist Party of Canada (M ...

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Communist Party of Great Britain The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist organisation in Britain and was founded in 1920 through a merger of several smaller Marxist groups. Many miners joined the CPGB in the 1926 general strike. In 1930, the CPG ...

Communist Party of Scotland The Communist Party of Scotland (CPS; ''Pàrtaidh Co-Mhaoineach na h-Alba'') was a communist political party based in Scotland. It was established in January 1992 by former members of the Communist Party of Great Britain who disagreed with the ...

* – Communist Party Marxist–Leninist,

May 19th Communist Movement The May 19th Communist Organization (also variously referred to as the May 19 Coalition, May 19 Communist Coalition or M19CO) was a US-based far-left armed terrorist group formed by members of the Weather Underground Organization. The group was ...

, Communist Workers Party,

Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party (BPP), originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a Marxist-Leninist and black power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, Califo ...

Communist Labor Party of America The Communist Labor Party of America (CLPA) was one of the organizational predecessors of the Communist Party USA. The group was established at the end of August 1919 following a three-way split of the Socialist Party of America. Although a legal ...

International Socialist Organization The International Socialist Organization (ISO) was a Trotskyist group active primarily on college campuses in the United States that was founded in 1976 and dissolved in 2019. The organization held Leninist positions on imperialism and the role ...

Left communist organizations by country

The following is a list of left communist organizations by country which list only those political organizations and parties who officially call themselves

left communist Left communism, or the communist left, is a position held by the left wing of communism, which criticises the political ideas and practices espoused by Marxist–Leninists and social democrats. Left communists assert positions which they rega ...

ideologically and still exist.

Organisations

Notes

References

External links

Leftist Parties of the World
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Communist States animation (1850–2016)
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Communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...