Communist Party of Greece

Communist Party of Greece

Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
Communist Party of Greece Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
Abbreviation	KKE
General Secretary	Dimitris Koutsoumpas
Founders	Demosthenes Ligdopoulos; Stamatis Kokkinos; Michael Sideris; Nikos Demetratos; Nikos Giannios; Avraam Benaroya; Michael Oikonomou; Spyros Komiotis ; Giorgos Pispinis; Aristos Arvanitis
Founded	17 November [O.S. 4 November] 1918 as SEKE
Legalised	1974
Headquarters	145 Leof. Irakliou, 142 31 Athens (Nea Ionia)
Newspaper	Rizospastis
Student wing	Panspoudastiki
Youth wing	Communist Youth of Greece
Trade union wing	All-Workers Militant Front
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism
Political position	Far-left
European affiliation	INITIATIVE (2013–2023); ECA (2023–present)
International affiliation	IMCWP; Comintern (1920–1943);
European Parliament group	Non-Inscrits
Colours	Red
Slogan	Proletarians of all countries, unite (Προλετάριοι όλων των χωρών, ενωθείτε!)
Anthem	The Internationale
Parliament	21 / 300
European Parliament	2 / 21
Regional governors	0 / 13
Regional councillors	46 / 611
Mayors	6 / 332
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	kke.gr
	Politics of Greece; Political parties; Elections;

The Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas, abbr. KKE) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Greece.^[2] It was founded in 1918 as the Socialist Labour Party of Greece and adopted its current name in November 1924.^[10] It is the oldest political party in modern Greek politics.^[11]

The party was banned in 1936, but played a significant role in the Greek resistance and the Greek Civil War, and its membership peaked in the mid-1940s. Legalization of the KKE was restored following the fall of the Greek junta in 1974. The party has returned MPs in all elections since its restoration in 1974, and took part in a coalition government in 1989 when it got more than 13% of the vote.

^ ΔΕΝΕΖΑΚΗΣ, ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ (16 November 2021). "17 Νοέμβρη 1918 – Η ίδρυση του ΚΚΕ (του Ανδρέα Δενεζάκη)". Ημεροδρόμος. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Greece". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "KKE". VouliWatch. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ Nicolò Conti (4 December 2013). Party Attitudes Towards the EU in the Member States: Parties for Europe, Parties Against Europe. Routledge. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-317-93656-5. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ Bart van der Steen (1 September 2014). The City Is Ours: Squatting and Autonomous Movements in Europe from the 1970s to the Present. PM Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-60486-683-4. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020.
^ David Sanders; Pedro Magalhaes; Gabor Toka (26 July 2012). Citizens and the European Polity: Mass Attitudes Towards the European and National Polities. OUP Oxford. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-19-960233-9. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ March, Luke (2009). "Contemporary Far Left Parties in Europe: From Marxism to the Mainstream?" (PDF). IPG. 1: 126–143. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018 – via Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
^ "European Communist Action's Founding Declaration". 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Communist Party of Greece – Statement of the Central Committee of the KKE on the stance of the KKE in the EU parliament". inter.kke.gr. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Kyrkos, Vaggelis (3 November 2018). "Ποιοι ήταν αυτοί που ίδρυσαν το ΚΚΕ [Who were founders of the KKE]". Newsbeast (in Greek). Archived from the original on 4 November 2018.
^ Bollier, Sam (1 May 2012). "A guide to Greece's political parties". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.

[1] ΔΕΝΕΖΑΚΗΣ, ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ (16 November 2021). "17 Νοέμβρη 1918 – Η ίδρυση του ΚΚΕ (του Ανδρέα Δενεζάκη)". Ημεροδρόμος. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[Nordsieck-2] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Greece". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[VWa-3] "KKE". VouliWatch. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[Conti2013-4] Nicolò Conti (4 December 2013). Party Attitudes Towards the EU in the Member States: Parties for Europe, Parties Against Europe. Routledge. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-317-93656-5. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

[Steen2014-5] Bart van der Steen (1 September 2014). The City Is Ours: Squatting and Autonomous Movements in Europe from the 1970s to the Present. PM Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-60486-683-4. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020.

[SandersMagalhaes2012-6] David Sanders; Pedro Magalhaes; Gabor Toka (26 July 2012). Citizens and the European Polity: Mass Attitudes Towards the European and National Polities. OUP Oxford. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-19-960233-9. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

[7] March, Luke (2009). "Contemporary Far Left Parties in Europe: From Marxism to the Mainstream?" (PDF). IPG. 1: 126–143. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018 – via Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

[8] "European Communist Action's Founding Declaration". 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[stance-9] "Communist Party of Greece – Statement of the Central Committee of the KKE on the stance of the KKE in the EU parliament". inter.kke.gr. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

[newsbeast-10] Kyrkos, Vaggelis (3 November 2018). "Ποιοι ήταν αυτοί που ίδρυσαν το ΚΚΕ [Who were founders of the KKE]". Newsbeast (in Greek). Archived from the original on 4 November 2018.

[11] Bollier, Sam (1 May 2012). "A guide to Greece's political parties". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.

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