Young Communists (Italy)

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Young Communists Giovani Comunisti
Chairperson	Paolo Bertolozzi
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Via della Scialoja 3, Rome
Membership	~3.000(2024)[citation needed]
Ideology	Communism Anti-imperialism Anti-fascism
Mother party	Communist Refoundation Party
International affiliation	World Federation of Democratic Youth
Website	http://www.giovanicomunisti.it

The Young Communists (Italian: Giovani Comuniste e Comunisti) is the youth organization of the Communist Refoundation Party (Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) and had more than 20,000 members.^[1]

Although the party was founded in 1991 (following the dissolution of the Italian Communist Party, and its youth section, the FGCI), the young members of the party did not have a stable organization until the middle of 1994, when Marco Rizzo created the Giovani Comunisti.^[2]

The first National Assembly took place in Chianciano in February 1996. In December 1997 the first National Convention of the GC took place. On this occasion two documents were presented.^[3] The party majority won with its own document gaining 67.8% of the vote. From the 4th to 7 July 2002 the second National Convention took place in Marina di Massa.

Since its formation in 1994, the Giovani Comunisti (GC) has become a notable part of the Italian left-wing movement. Following the G8 summit in Genoa, the organization has gained prominence in Italian youth politics.

The Giovani Comunisti on a worldwide platform are affiliated to the World Federation of Democratic Youth.^[4]

During the VII National Conference, held the 15th and 16th of July 2023, Paolo Bertolozzi was elected as chairperson.