Party of Labour of Austria
Party of Labour of Austria Partei der Arbeit Österreichs | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Otto Bruckner[1] |
| Founded | 12 October 2013[1] |
| Newspaper | Einheit und Widerspruch |
| Youth wing | None (coordinates with the Communist Youth of Austria) |
| Membership | 2013: approx. 100[2] |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| Colours | Red |
| Website | |
| http://www.parteiderarbeit.at/ | |
The Party of Labour of Austria (German: Partei der Arbeit Österreichs, PdA) is a communist political party in Austria. PdA was founded on 12 October 2013 by the Communist Initiative, a Marxist-Leninist breakaway faction of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ), who were dissatisfied with the party's ideological orientation.[1]
History[edit]
Communist Initiative was an internal group in the Communist Party of Austria, founded in 2004 to promote Marxist-Leninist ideas in the party.[1] The Initiative broke with the KPÖ in 2005, citing a lack of internal democracy.[1]
PdA's founding conference was attended by delegates from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Hungarian Workers' Party (Munkáspárt), German Communist Party (DKP), Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE), and Communist Party of Turkey (TKP).[2] The party has particularly close fraternal relations with the KKE. The founding conference was also attended by Yahima Martínez, the ambassador to Austria from Cuba.[2]
Elections[edit]
The PdA contested the elections for the Vienna City Council in 2015 in six different districts, namely Leopoldstadt, Favoriten, Simmering, Meidling, Ottakring and Donaustadt. All together the PdA gained 441 votes (between 0,1 and 0,18%). This was insufficient to gain a seat in the city council.
Party chairpersons[edit]
| Name | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Bruckner | 2013- |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e ""The mainstream left is not relevant to us" (in German)". Young World. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Party of Labour of Austria founded! (in German)". labournenaustria.at. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in German)
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