European Communist Action
Communist European political alliance
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The European Communist Action (ECA) is a Marxist–Leninist European political alliance. It was established on 18 November 2023[2] after its predecessor organization, the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties, was dissolved.[3]
European Communist Action | |
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| Abbreviation | ECA |
| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 18 November 2023[1] |
| Preceded by | INITIATIVE |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
| Colours | Red |
| European Parliament | 2 / 720 |
| European Commission | 0 / 27 |
| European Council | 0 / 27 |
| European Lower Houses | 21 / 6,229 |
| European Upper Houses | 0 / 1,458 |
| Website | |
| eurcomact.org | |
The ECA was established with the aim of promoting scientific socialism, opposing the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and challenging capitalist exploitation and imperialism.[4] The ECA regards the EU as an imperialist bloc and is dedicated to the principles of class struggle and the rights of workers, advocating for socialism as an alternative to the current capitalist system in Europe.[5]
History
The member parties of the ECA participated in the 2024 European Parliament elections.[6][7][8] The parties of the ECA gathered 0.22% of votes.[9] The only ECA party to win seats in the EU parliament was the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), which won two seats.[10][11]
Membership
Member parties
| Country | Party | 2024 European Parliament election | Seats in European Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
Party of Labour of Austria (Partei der Arbeit Österreichs, PdA) |
Did not contest | 0 / 20 |
 France |
Communist Revolutionary Party of France (Parti Communiste Révolutionnaire de France, PCRF) |
Did not contest | 0 / 81 |
 Greece |
Communist Party of Greece (Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, ΚΚΕ) |
367,796 (9.3%) | 2 / 21 |
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Workers Party[a] (Páirtí na nOibrithe) |
Did not contest | 0 / 14 |
 Italy |
Communist Front (Fronte Comunista, FC) |
Did not contest | 0 / 76 |
 Finland |
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism (Kommunistinen työväenpuolue – rauhan ja sosialismin puolesta, KTP) |
Did not contest | 0 / 15 |
 Netherlands |
New Communist Party of the Netherlands (Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland, NCPN) |
Did not contest | 0 / 31 |
 Spain |
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España, PCTE) |
15,281 (0.09%) | 0 / 61 |
 Sweden |
Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti, SKP) |
1,629 (0.04%) | 0 / 21 |
 Switzerland |
Swiss Communist Party[b] (Parti Communiste Suisse) (Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz) (Partito Comunista Svizzero) |
Not part of the European Union | |
 Turkey |
Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi, TKP) |
Not part of the European Union | |
 Ukraine |
Union of Communists of Ukraine (Союз комуністів України, СКУ) |
Not part of the European Union | |
Associated parties
The parties listed below are parties that are not official members of the ECA, but have expressed a general agreement with the positions of the ECA.
| Country | Party | 2024 European Parliament election | Seats in European Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
Revolutionary Brazilian Communist Party[c][15]
(Partido Comunista Brasileiro Revolucionário, PCBR) |
Not part of the European Union | |
 Germany |
Communist Party of Germany[d][16]
(Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, KPD) |
Did not contest | 0 / 96 |
| Germany |
Communist Party[e][17]
(Kommunistische Partei, KP) |
Did not contest | 0 / 96 |
 Russia |
Organisation of Communists[18]
(Организация Коммунистов, ОК) |
Not part of the European Union | |
| Russia |
Russian Communist Party (Internationalists)][19]
(Российская Коммунистическая Партия (интернационалистов), РКП(и)) |
Not part of the European Union | |
 Mexico |
Communist Party of Mexico[20]
(Partido Comunista de México, PCM) |
Not part of the European Union | |
 USA |
Communist Workers' Platform of the United States of America (CWPUSA)[21] | Not part of the European Union | |
See also
Notes
- The Workers Party that participates in the ECA is the one led by Ted Tynan, not the original Workers' Party founded in 1970.
- Not to be confused with the Communist Party (Switzerland), the party founded in 1944, or the Communist Party of Switzerland, the party founded in 1921.
- Not to be confused with the Partido Comunista Brasileiro Revolucionário founded in 1968 and dissolved in 1980 or the Partido Comunista Revolucionário
- Not to be confused with the Kommunistische Partei or Deutsche Kommunistische Partei
- Not to be confused with the Deutsche Kommunistische Partei (DKP) or the Kommunistische Partei Deutschland (KPD)