List of communist parties

There are a number of communist parties active in various countries across the world and a number that used to be active. They differ not only in method, but also in strict ideology and interpretation, although they are generally within the Marxist communism tradition.

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The formation of communist parties in various countries was first initiated by the Russian Bolsheviks within the Communist International. Since then, communist parties have governed numerous countries, whether as ruling parties in one-party states like the Communist Party of China or the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, or as ruling parties in multi-party systems, including majority and minority governments as well as leading or being part of several coalitions.

Many other communist parties did not govern any country, but they did govern several states or region within a country. Others have also been represented in the national, state or regional parliaments. Some communist parties and schools of thought reject parliamentarism, advocating in its place insurrection or social revolution as well as workers' councils.

Officially ruling in communist states

In the following countries, several communist parties either lead the ruling coalition or hold monopoly on state power as defined by their respective country's constitutions.

Ruling or part of ruling coalition in multi-party states

Formerly ruling

One-party system

Parliamentary majority or minority government

Coalition partner or supporter

Modern non-ruling

Former

Defunct

Once ruling

Non-ruling

Left communist organizations by country

The following is a list of left communist organizations by country which list only those political organizations and parties who officially call themselves left communist ideologically and still exist.

Organisations

Notes
  1. Hong Kong and Macau are administrated under the "one country, two systems" principle.
  2. Although the government's official state ideology now incorporates the Juche element of Kim Il-sung's Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism policy as opposed to orthodox Marxism–Leninism, North Korea still considers itself a socialist state.[1] According to North Korea: A Country Study by Robert L. Worden, Marxism–Leninism was abandoned immediately after the start of de-Stalinisation in the Soviet Union and it has been totally replaced by Juche since at least 1974.[2] The Workers' Party of Korea is considered by some scholars to not be a communist party.[3] While recently it started to consider itself as Jucheist exclusively, the party participates in the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties.[4]

References
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  2. Worden, Robert L. (2008). North Korea: A Country Study (PDF) (5th ed.). Washington, D. C.: Library of Congress. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-8444-1188-0.
  3. Shin, Gi-wook (2006). Ethnic Nationalism in Korea: Genealogy, Politics, and Legacy. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804754088.
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  15. "Workers' Communist Party In Japan". Workers' Communist Party In Japan. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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  25. "All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks - Ukraine". All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks - Ukraine. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
  26. "Communist Party Alliance". Communist Party Alliance. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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