Communist Party (Switzerland)

The Communist Party (Switzerland) is a local 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.

Communist Party (Switzerland)
Italian namePartito Comunista (Svizzera) (PCS)
SecretaryMassimiliano Arif Ay
Members of the Federal Councilnone
HeadquartersVia Varenna 66
6600 Locarno (Solduno)
Membership (2018)120
IdeologyCommunism[1]
Marxism-Leninism[2]
Political positionLeft-wing
National Council
0 / 200
Council of States
0 / 46
Cantonal legislatures
2 / 2,559
Website
www.partitocomunista.ch
Swiss Federal Council
Federal Chancellor
Federal Assembly
Council of States (members)
National Council (members)
Voting

History

In 2014, the collaboration between the Communist Party in Ticino and the Swiss Party stopped. The party called itself in a first time Partito Comunista (Svizzera Italiana) and is only active in the canton of Ticino and in the canton of Grisons. 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)[4][5]

Youth Wing

The Swiss Communist Youth is the youth wing of the Communist Party.[6] Its General Secretary is Samuel Iembo.[7]

References
  1. "Statuto del Partito Comunista (Svizzera)". partitocomunista.ch.
  2. "Statuto del Partito Comunista (Svizzera)". partitocomunista.ch.
  3. "E' ufficiale, è tornato il Partito Comunista". resistenze.org.
  4. "Il Gran Consiglio ticinese ha i suoi 90 parlamentari". tio.ch.
  5. "Elezioni cantonali 2019". Radiotelevisione Svizzera. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "Gioventù Comunista, chi siamo". gioventucomunista.ch.
  7. "Nuovo coordinamento dei Giovani Comunisti". La Regione. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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