Communist Party (Switzerland)
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Communist Party (Switzerland) | |
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| German name | Kommunistische Partei (Schweiz) (KPS) |
| French name | Parti Communiste (Suisse) (PCS) |
| Italian name | Partito Comunista (Svizzera) (PCS) |
| Romansh name | Partida Communistica (Svizra) (PCS) |
| Secretary | Massimiliano Arif Ay |
| Members of the Federal Council | none |
| Founded | 14 October 1944 |
| Headquarters | Via Varenna 66 6600 Locarno (Solduno) |
| Membership (2018) | 120 |
| Ideology | Communism[1] Marxism-Leninism[2] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | none |
| International affiliation | none |
| National Council | 0 / 200 |
| Council of States | 0 / 46 |
| Cantonal legislatures | 2 / 2,559 |
| Website | |
| IT: www.partitocomunista.ch | |
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The Communist Party (Switzerland) is a political party evolved from the section of Canton Ticino of the Swiss Party of Labour in 2007, which decided to change its name to Communist Party[3]. Its headquarters is in Locarno, Ticino.
History
The Party has been founded by Pietro Monetti in 1944 as Workers and Peasants Party, and it immediately joins the Swiss Party of Labour. It changes its name to Labour Party in 1963. After 2014, the collaboration with the Swiss Labour Party had stopped, making the Communist Party a Party on the national level. Its founder, Pietro Monetti, has been remembered in the 2016 Party's card[4]. The actual General Secretary is Massimiliano Arif Ay, elected in 2009. After 2011 it has been developing gaining firstly one seat on the Canton of Ticino's parliament (2015), and doubling the seats in the following elections (2019)[5].
Youth Wing
The Swiss Communist Youth is the youth wing of the Communist Party[6]. Its General Secretary is Samuel Iembo.
References
http://www.partitocomunista.ch/
- ^ "Statuto del Partito Comunista (Svizzera)". partitocomunista.ch.
- ^ "Statuto del Partito Comunista (Svizzera)". partitocomunista.ch.
- ^ "E' ufficiale, è tornato il Partito Comunista". resistenze.org.
- ^ "Pietro Monetti e il Partito Comunista, l'appuntamento è per questo sabato". tio.ch.
- ^ "Il Gran Consiglio ticinese ha i suoi 90 parlamentari". tio.ch.
- ^ "Gioventù Comunista, chi siamo". gioventucomunista.ch.
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