Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
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Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (in Spanish
: Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España) is a communist
political party
in Spain
. PCPE was founded out of the unification of several Marxist-Leninist
factions. The youth organization is called the Collectives of Communist Youth
.
On December 13–15 of 1984 a "Communist Unity Congress" was held in Madrid
. Partido Comunista de España Unificado (PCEU, Unified Communist Party of Spain), Movimiento de Recuperación del PCE (MRPCE, Movement for the Recuperation of the PCE), Movimiento para la Recuperación y Unificación del PCE (MRUPCE, Movement for the Recuperation and Unification of the PCE), Candidatura Comunista (CC, Communist Candidature), and some minor groups unified themselves, thus creating Partido Comunista (renamed PCPE in 1986).
All these groups had surged from splits from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) during the 1970s and 1980s. Quickly after its foundation, PCPE was recognized by some other parties, such as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
and other statebearing Eastern bloc
parties. The party was formed by those who were against Santiago Carrillo
's Eurocommunist
line
in the PCE. The Catalan
referent of PCPE was initially Party of Communists of Catalonia (PCC), but it later broke with PCPE and now the Catalan referent is the Communist Party of the Peoples of Catalonia.
PCPE briefly joined Izquierda Unida
in 1987. In 2000, the Spanish Communist Workers' Party
(PCOE) merged with PCPE, and the publication of the united party became Unidad y Lucha.
PCPE publishes Unidad y Lucha and Propuesta Comunista (a theoretical
journal). Before the PCOE-PCPE merger, the main publication of the party was Nuevo Rumbo.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España) is a communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Spain
Spain
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. PCPE was founded out of the unification of several Marxist-Leninist
Marxism-Leninism
Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideology, officially based upon the theories of Marxism and Vladimir Lenin, that promotes the development and creation of a international communist society through the leadership of a vanguard party over a revolutionary socialist state that represents a dictatorship...
factions. The youth organization is called the Collectives of Communist Youth
Collectives of Communist Youth
Collectives of Communist Youth are a juvenile Marxist-Leninist Spanish organization linked to the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain . His organ of expression is "A Red Ink", which is edited from 2007...
.
On December 13–15 of 1984 a "Communist Unity Congress" was held in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. Partido Comunista de España Unificado (PCEU, Unified Communist Party of Spain), Movimiento de Recuperación del PCE (MRPCE, Movement for the Recuperation of the PCE), Movimiento para la Recuperación y Unificación del PCE (MRUPCE, Movement for the Recuperation and Unification of the PCE), Candidatura Comunista (CC, Communist Candidature), and some minor groups unified themselves, thus creating Partido Comunista (renamed PCPE in 1986).
All these groups had surged from splits from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) during the 1970s and 1980s. Quickly after its foundation, PCPE was recognized by some other parties, such as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
and other statebearing Eastern bloc
Eastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
parties. The party was formed by those who were against Santiago Carrillo
Santiago Carrillo
Santiago Carrillo Solares is a Spanish politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain from 1960 to 1982.- Childhood and early youth :...
's Eurocommunist
Eurocommunism
Eurocommunism was a trend in the 1970s and 1980s within various Western European communist parties to develop a theory and practice of social transformation that was more relevant in a Western European democracy and less aligned to the influence or control of the Communist Party of the Soviet...
line
Party line (politics)
In politics, the line or the party line is an idiom for a political party or social movement's canon agenda, as well as specific ideological elements specific to the organization's partisanship. The common phrase toeing the party line describes a person who speaks in a manner that conforms to his...
in the PCE. The Catalan
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
referent of PCPE was initially Party of Communists of Catalonia (PCC), but it later broke with PCPE and now the Catalan referent is the Communist Party of the Peoples of Catalonia.
PCPE briefly joined Izquierda Unida
United Left (Spain)
The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain...
in 1987. In 2000, the Spanish Communist Workers' Party
Spanish Communist Workers' Party
Partido Comunista Obrero Español is a minor communist political party in Spain. It was founded in 1973, when Enrique Líster revolted against the Eurocommunist line of Communist Party of Spain general secretary Santiago Carrillo...
(PCOE) merged with PCPE, and the publication of the united party became Unidad y Lucha.
PCPE publishes Unidad y Lucha and Propuesta Comunista (a theoretical
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
journal). Before the PCOE-PCPE merger, the main publication of the party was Nuevo Rumbo.
Federations of PCPE
- Partit Comunista del Poble de Catalunya - Communist Party of People of Catalonia (PCPC)
- Partido Comunista del Pueblo Castellano - Communist Party of Castilian People (PCPC)
- Partido Comunista del Pueblo Andaluz - Communist Party of Andalusian People (PCPA-PCPE)
- Partido Comunista del Pueblo Canario - Communist Party of Canarian People (PCPC)
- Euskal Komunistak-PCPE - PCPE-Basque Communists (EK-PCPE)
- PCPE-Comunistas da Galiza - Communists of Galicia
- PCPE-País Valencià - PCPE-Valencian Country
- PCPE-Illes Balears - PCPE-Balearic Islands
- PCPE-Asturies - PCPE-Asturias
- PCPE-Aragón - PCPE-Aragon
- PCPE-Extremadura
- PCPE-La Rioja