Communist Workers' Party of Sweden
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Communist Workers' Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetarparti, SKA), initially called SKP(ml), was a communist party
in Sweden, formed in 1980 after a split from the pro-People's Republic of China Communist Party of Sweden
(SKP). The party was dissolved in 1993.
. Per-Åke Lindblom became the chairman of SKP(ml). SKP(ml) began publishing the magazine Kommunistiska Arbetartidningen in January 1981.
n KPS
were dissolved in favor of an informal network. Kommunistiska Arbetartidningen and the KPS mouthpiece Kommunisten merged into Nya Arbetartidningen on May 16, 1993. Nya Arbetartidningen was published in paper until 2009 and still exists as an internet magazine
government. Moreover it opposed VPKs ties to the Soviet bloc.
nor the Party of Labour of Albania. It had bilateral contacts with other maoist groups such as MLPD (Germany), AKP(m-l) (Norway) and KFML (Denmark). It participated in international conferences organized by MLPD.
SKP(ml)/SKA considered USA and the Soviet Union
as equal threats to the revolutionary forces. It supported the Solidarity movement in Poland, the mujahedin struggle in Afghanistan
and opposed Vietnam
ese intervention in Cambodia
.
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in Sweden, formed in 1980 after a split from the pro-People's Republic of China Communist Party of Sweden
Communist Party of Sweden (1967)
Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna was formed at the 1967 party congress of VPK, when a pro-Chinese group left the party.-1967–1980:...
(SKP). The party was dissolved in 1993.
Formation
In 1980 when a leftist minority (approx. 15% of party cadre) was expelled from the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP). The expellees founded the Communist Party of Sweden (marxist-leninists) (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (marxist-leninisterna)) on November 1–2. The group that formed SKP(ml) was critical to the new leadership of the People's Republic of China, effectively under Deng XiaopingDeng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese politician, statesman, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy...
. Per-Åke Lindblom became the chairman of SKP(ml). SKP(ml) began publishing the magazine Kommunistiska Arbetartidningen in January 1981.
Name change
At a party congress on Penecoastal 1981, the name of SKP(ml) was changed to Communist Workers' Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetarparti, SKA). The party motivated the change by three reasons: 1. The name SKP(ml) was easily confused with SKP, 2. SKA was a shorter and more direct name and 3. SKA was more in line with the name of their publication. The congress also adopted a resolution titled 'Build a front against the Super Powers'.Dissolution
In 1993 SKA as well as the pro-AlbaniaAlbania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n KPS
Communist Party in Sweden
Kommunistiska Partiet i Sverige was a pro-Albanian communist party in Sweden. KPS was formed in 1982. It was dissolved in 1993....
were dissolved in favor of an informal network. Kommunistiska Arbetartidningen and the KPS mouthpiece Kommunisten merged into Nya Arbetartidningen on May 16, 1993. Nya Arbetartidningen was published in paper until 2009 and still exists as an internet magazine
Electoral politics
SKP(ml)/SKA did not run in elections, but promoted blank votes. It did not find it reasonable to vote for VPK, as VPK had publicly promised never to bring down a Social DemocraticSwedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
government. Moreover it opposed VPKs ties to the Soviet bloc.
International relations
SKP(ml)/SKA never had direct contacts with the Communist Party of ChinaCommunist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
nor the Party of Labour of Albania. It had bilateral contacts with other maoist groups such as MLPD (Germany), AKP(m-l) (Norway) and KFML (Denmark). It participated in international conferences organized by MLPD.
SKP(ml)/SKA considered USA and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
as equal threats to the revolutionary forces. It supported the Solidarity movement in Poland, the mujahedin struggle 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...
and opposed Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese intervention in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
.