Communist Party (Sweden)
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Communist Party
Kommunistiska Partiet |
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| Leader | Robert Mathiasson |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Marx-Engelshuset, Fjärde Långgatan 8B, Gothenburg |
| Newspaper | Proletären |
| Youth wing | RKU |
| Ideology |
Communism, Marxism-Leninism |
| Political position | Far left |
| International affiliation | International Communist Seminar |
| Colours | red & yellow |
| Municipalities: |
3 / 12,978
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| Kommunistiska Partiet (in English) | |
Communist Party (Swedish: Kommunistiska Partiet) is a Marxist-Leninist political party in Sweden, started in 1970. From 1970 to 1977 it was known as Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna (revolutionärerna), abbreviated KFML(r) (The Communist League Marxist-Leninists (the revolutionaries)), and from 1977 to 2004 it was named Kommunistiska Partiet Marxist-Leninisterna (revolutionärerna), abbreviated KPML(r) (The Communist Party Marxist-Leninists (the revolutionaries)). At the 14th Party Congress, held in Gothenburg in January 2005, it was decided to change the name to Kommunistiska Partiet (K).
KFML(r) was founded in 1970 by a splinter group from the pro-Chinese KFML, which in turn had split from the Eurocommunist Left Party in 1967. "The (r)s" ("(r)-arna") considered that KFML had approached reformism and was not a genuine workers' movement. In 1970 it began publishing the weekly Proletären (The Proletarian).
During the 1980s, KPML(r) achieved representation in some municipalities, including Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city. The Gothenburg region has always been the strongest area for the party, partly because the party was started there. During the period of 1970 to 1999 the party chairman was Frank Baude. Baude was succeeded by Anders Carlsson, who held the post as chairman between 1999 and 2014 The current chairman is Robert Mathiasson.
Its members and sympathisers includes - or included - several Swedish celebrities, such as actors Sven Wollter, Lasse Brandeby and Kent Andersson and musicians Ken, Totta Näslund and Fred Åkerström, all of whom have participated in events and gatherings arranged by the party.
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