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Communist Party of Sweden (1924)

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Communist Party of Sweden (Swedish: Sverges Kommunistiska Parti) was a political party in Sweden led by Zeth Höglund.[1] Höglund broke away from the main SKP in 1924, following disagreements concerning Comintern policies and functioning. He then set up his own SKP. Höglund's SKP had around 5,000 members, and published the newspaper Den Nya Politiken.

AbbreviationSKP
Founded1924
Dissolved1926
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Communist Party of Sweden
AbbreviationSKP
LeaderZeth Höglund
Founded1924
Dissolved1926
Split fromSKP
Merged intoSocial Democrats
NewspaperDen Nya Politiken
Youth wingAUF
IdeologyCommunism
Political positionLeft-wing
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1924 election poster. Slogan reads 'Don't let the Reaction win – vote for the candidature Workers Party – Communists (Höglund wing)'. Head candidate of the list was Adolf Malmborg.

In 1926, SKP of Höglund merged into the Social Democrats.

Höglund's SKP had a youth wing called Arbetarnas Ungdomsförbund.

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