Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador

Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador
Founded	Founded August 1, 1964, following a split from the Communist Party of Ecuador.
Headquarters	Quito, Ecuador
Newspaper	En Marcha
Youth wing	Revolutionary Youth of Ecuador
Ideology	Communism, Anti-Revisionist Marxism-Leninism, Hoxhaism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	Democratic People's Movement (MPD)
International affiliation	International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle) (ICMLPO)
Colours	Red
Website
http://www.pcmle.org/
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Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (in Spanish: Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista del Ecuador) is a Hoxhaist political party in Ecuador, founded August 1, 1964, following a split from the Communist Party of Ecuador.

A 2007 issue of "En Marcha". The header contains the heads of K. Marx, F. Engels, V.I. Lenin and J.V. Stalin. Next to them is the slogan "Workers of all countries, unite!" written in Spanish.

A 2008 issue of "En Marcha". On the top right corner a photo of Enver Hoxha showing party's ideological orientation. This issues' main article is about May 1968.

PCMLE publishes En Marcha, and is an active participant in the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle).

In 1978 PCMLE founded the electoral wing Democratic People's Movement (MPD).

Workers' Party of Ecuador as a split from PCMLE

PCMLE has proclaimed military training of members as an important part of party activities. It has an active military branch linked to the party under the name of Group of Popular Combatants that has carried out armed attacks against capitalist and government interests in Ecuador.

External links

• PCMLE website
• Interview With Wilson Alvarracin of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador