Giovani Comuniste e Comunisti
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The Young Communists is the youth organization of the Communist Refoundation Party
(Italian: Partito della Rifondazione Comunista or simply Rifondazione Comunista) and has more than 20,000 members.
Although the party was founded in 1991 (following the dissolution of the Italian Communist Party
, and its youth section, the FGCI, Federazione Giovanile Comunista Italiana), the young members of the party did not have a stable organization until the summer of 1994, when Marco Rizzo
created the Giovani Comunisti.
The first National Assembly took place in Chianciano in February 1996. In December 1997 the first National Convention of the GC took place. On this occasion two documents were presented. The party majority won with its own document gaining 67.8% of the vote. From the 4th to the 7th of July 2002 the second National Convention took place in Marina di Massa.
The third National Convention is scheduled for July 2006 in Bari
.
Since its formation in 1994 the GC have become a growing part of the Italian left movement, and since the G8 summit in Genova (2001) the organization has become a major player in Italian youth politics.
The Giovani Comunisti on a worldwide platform are affiliated to the World Federation of Democratic Youth
.
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
(Italian: Partito della Rifondazione Comunista or simply Rifondazione Comunista) and has more than 20,000 members.
Although the party was founded in 1991 (following the dissolution of the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
, and its youth section, the FGCI, Federazione Giovanile Comunista Italiana), the young members of the party did not have a stable organization until the summer of 1994, when Marco Rizzo
Marco Rizzo
Marco Rizzo is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West with the Party of Italian Communists, Member of the Bureau of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer...
created the Giovani Comunisti.
The first National Assembly took place in Chianciano in February 1996. In December 1997 the first National Convention of the GC took place. On this occasion two documents were presented. The party majority won with its own document gaining 67.8% of the vote. From the 4th to the 7th of July 2002 the second National Convention took place in Marina di Massa.
The third National Convention is scheduled for July 2006 in Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
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Since its formation in 1994 the GC have become a growing part of the Italian left movement, and since the G8 summit in Genova (2001) the organization has become a major player in Italian youth politics.
The Giovani Comunisti on a worldwide platform are affiliated to the World Federation of Democratic Youth
World Federation of Democratic Youth
The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a progressive youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. WFDY describes itself as an "anti-imperialist, left-wing" organisation...
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