Communist Party (Switzerland)
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| Italian name | Partito Comunista |
| Secretary | Massimiliano Arif Ay |
| Members of the Federal Council | none |
| Founded | May 1944 |
| Split from | Swiss Party of Labour (2014) |
| Headquarters | Via Varenna 66 6600 Locarno (Solduno) |
| Youth wing | Swiss Communist Youth |
| Membership (2018) | 120 |
| Ideology | Communism[1] Marxism-Leninism[1] |
| International affiliation | IMCWP World Anti-Imperialist Platform[2] |
| Colours | Red |
| National Council | 0 / 200 |
| Council of States | 0 / 46 |
| Cantonal legislatures | 2 / 2,559 |
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| www.partitocomunista.ch | |
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The Communist Party (Italian: Partito Comunista) is a political party mostly active in Southern Switzerland, Ticino and Grisons. From October 1944 until 2007, it acted as the Ticino section of the Swiss Party of Labour. In 2007, it decided to change its name to the Communist Party.[3] In 2014, the party severed its ties with the Party of Labour. Its headquarters are in Locarno, Ticino.
History
[edit]In 2014, the party stopped its collaboration with the Swiss Party of Labour after 70 years of affiliation. The cantonal party renamed itself, and is now mainly active in the canton of Ticino and in the canton of Grisons, with cells in Geneva and in other cities. The current General Secretary is Massimiliano Arif Ay, elected in 2009. It gained one seat in Ticino's parliament in 2015, and increased its seat count to 2 in 2019.[4][5]
Youth wing
[edit]The Swiss Communist Youth is the youth wing of the Communist Party.[6] Its General Secretary is Luca Frei.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statuto del Partito Comunista (Svizzera)". partitocomunista.ch.
- ^ "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists". World Anti-Imperialist Platform. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "E' ufficiale, è tornato il Partito Comunista". resistenze.org.
- ^ "Il Gran Consiglio ticinese ha i suoi 90 parlamentari". tio.ch. 8 April 2019.
- ^ "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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