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The Revolutionary Marxist Association – Communist Project (Associazione Marxista Rivoluzionaria – Progetto Comunista), more frequently referred simply as Communist Project, was a Trotskyist
faction within the Communist Refoundation Party
(PRC), a political party in Italy. Its leaders were Marco Ferrando
and Franco Grisolia.
The faction was largely, though not entirely, a continuation of AMR Proposta, which was the largest section in the International Trotskyist Opposition, and was the second largest section in the Co-ordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International
.
In January 2006 Ferrando was chosen as one of the candidates of the PRC for the 2006 general election
. This caused a division within Communist Project, as a minority led by Francesco Ricci opposed the candidacy of Ferrando, who was eventually excluded from the lists shortly after, when some of his remarks against Israel
caused outrage within and outside the party.
In June 2006, after the entry of the PRC into Prodi II Cabinet
and disagreements not only with the party majority, at the time led by the Bertinottiani
, but also with the other minority factions, The Ernesto
and Critical Left
, over Italian military involvement in Afghanistan
, the leaders of the faction decided to leave the party and launched the Workers' Communist Party (Italy)
(PCL). Two months before the group led by Ricci had already left the party in order to launch the Communist Alternative Party
(PdAC).
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
faction within the Communist Refoundation Party
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
(PRC), a political party in Italy. Its leaders were Marco Ferrando
Marco Ferrando
Marco Ferrando is an Italian Trotskyist activist and politician, the leading member of the AMR Progetto Comunista current in the Movimento per un Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori , and a member of the Co-ordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International.In February 2006, in the...
and Franco Grisolia.
The faction was largely, though not entirely, a continuation of AMR Proposta, which was the largest section in the International Trotskyist Opposition, and was the second largest section in the Co-ordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International
Co-ordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International
The Coordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International is a Trotskyist international organisation. Its name in Spanish is Coordinadora por la Refundación de la Cuarta Internacional. It was formed in 2004 at a conference in Buenos Aires called by the Movement for the...
.
In January 2006 Ferrando was chosen as one of the candidates of the PRC for the 2006 general election
Italian general election, 2006
In the Italian general election, 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 the incumbent prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the center-right House of Freedoms, was narrowly defeated by Romano Prodi, leader of the center-left The...
. This caused a division within Communist Project, as a minority led by Francesco Ricci opposed the candidacy of Ferrando, who was eventually excluded from the lists shortly after, when some of his remarks against Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
caused outrage within and outside the party.
In June 2006, after the entry of the PRC into Prodi II Cabinet
Prodi II Cabinet
The Prodi II Cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008, a total of 722 days, or 1 year, 11 months and 21 days...
and disagreements not only with the party majority, at the time led by the Bertinottiani
Bertinottiani
Bertinottiani referred to the faction around Fausto Bertinotti, a leading member of the Communist Refoundation Party , a political party in Italy....
, but also with the other minority factions, The Ernesto
The Ernesto
The Ernesto is a faction within the Communist Refoundation Party in Italy.The group emerged as a split from Being Communists in February 2007 and took the name from L'Ernesto, a communist publication...
and Critical Left
Critical Left
Critical Left is a communist political party in Italy.-History:Originally a Trotskyist faction within the Communist Refoundation Party , it broke ranks on 8 December 2007 to become an independent political party. From 2006 to 2008 SC had a member of the deputy, Salvatore Cannavò, and a senator,...
, over Italian military involvement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, the leaders of the faction decided to leave the party and launched the Workers' Communist Party (Italy)
Workers' Communist Party (Italy)
The Italian Communist Workers' Party is a party of the far left. It was created in 2006 by the Trotskyist breakaway wing of the Communist Refoundation Party led by Marco Ferrando ....
(PCL). Two months before the group led by Ricci had already left the party in order to launch the Communist Alternative Party
Communist Alternative Party
The Communist Alternative Party is a communist political party in Italy. Its leader and founder is Francesco Ricci.-History:...
(PdAC).