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 | |
| www.partitocomunista.ch | |
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The Communist Party (Switzerland) is a political party evolved from the section of Canton of 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[edit]
The party was founded by Pietro Monetti in 1944 as Workers and Peasants Party, and it immediately joined the Swiss Party of Labour. It changed its name to Labour Party in 1963.[4] After 2014, the collaboration with the Swiss Labour Party stopped, making the Communist Party a Party on the national level. Its founder, Pietro Monetti, was remembered in the 2016 Party's card[5]. 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)[6][7]
Youth Wing[edit]
The Swiss Communist Youth is the youth wing of the Communist Party[8]. Its General Secretary is Samuel Iembo.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Statuto del Partito Comunista (Svizzera)". partitocomunista.ch.
- ^ "Statuto del Partito Comunista (Svizzera)". partitocomunista.ch.
- ^ "E' ufficiale, è tornato il Partito Comunista". resistenze.org.
- ^ Genaschi, Pasquale. "PietroMonetti". dss.ch. Dizionario Storico della Svizzera. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Elezioni cantonali 2019". Radiotelevisione Svizzera. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Gioventù Comunista, chi siamo". gioventucomunista.ch.
- ^ "Nuovo coordinamento dei Giovani Comunisti". La Regione. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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