Communist Party (Denmark)
The Communist Party (Danish: Kommunistisk Parti, or KP) is a communist political party in Denmark.
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| Chairperson | Jørgen Petersen |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Merger of | DKP/ML Communist Unification |
| Headquarters | Hillerødgade 30A, 2200 Copenhagen |
| Newspaper | Dagbladet Arbejderen |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism Anti-revisionism Factions Hoxhaism |
| Political position | Far-left |
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| Party website | |
History and profile
The party was formed in 2006 through the merger of Communist Party of Denmark (Marxist-Leninist) (DKP/ML) and Communist Unification (KS).[1]
The party publishes Dagbladet Arbejderen (The Daily Worker), a daily newspaper.[2]
Other communist parties in Denmark includes KPiD (Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark) and DKP (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti).[3][4]
Popular support and electoral results
The KP fields candidates in local elections in Copenhagen and Aarhus. The party has thus far not competed in elections for the Folketing or the European Parliament.
| Year | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 481 | 0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,163 | 0,4% |
| 2017 | 1,219 | 0.4% |
| Year | Votes | % | Misc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 348 | 0,2% | Together with the KPiD |
| 2017 | 275 | 0,1% | Together with the KPiD |
See also
- Communist Party in Denmark (KPiD)
- Communist Party of Denmark (DKP)
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-03-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-03-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Henrik Søndergaard and Rasmus Helles. (October 2010). Media policies and regulatory practices in a selected set of European countries Archived 2014-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, MEDIADEM. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- "Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark" (in Danish).
- "Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti".
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