Italian Communist Party (2016)

The Italian Communist Party (Italian: Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) is a minor communist party in Italy.

For the Italian communist party of the 1920s, see Communist Party of Italy. For the party active from 1943 to 1991, see Italian Communist Party. For the party founded in 2014, see Communist Party of Italy (2014).
Italian Communist Party

Partito Comunista Italiano
SecretaryMauro Alboresi
PresidentSelene Prodi
Founded26 June 2016
Preceded byCommunist Party of Italy
HeadquartersViale Mazzini, 146
00195 Rome
NewspaperRagioni e Conflitti (online)
Youth wingItalian Communist Youth Federation
Membership (2016)~9 000[1]
IdeologyCommunism[2]
Euroscepticism[3]
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationIMCWP
Colours  Red
Chamber of Deputies
0 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Regional
Councils
0 / 897
Website
ilpartitocomunistaitaliano.it

History

The PCI, which took the name from the 1926–1991 Italian Communist Party, emerged in 2016 from the merger of the Communist Party of Italy (PCdI) with splinters from the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) and minor groups.[4][5][6] The foundation of the new PCI took place ninety years after the transformation of the old Communist Party of Italy into the old PCI.

After the founding congress, Mauro Alboresi was elected secretary by the party's newly formed national committee.

In the 2018 general election, the PCI was part of the Power to the People electoral list,[7][8] which obtained 1.1% of the vote and no seats.[9] Soon after, the party left the list.[10] In July the PCI held its first regular congress.

Leadership
  • Secretary: Mauro Alboresi (2016–present)
  • President: Manuela Palermi (2016–2018), Selene Prodi (2018–present)
  • Coordinator: Giacomo De Angelis (2018–present)

Election results

Italian Parliament
Chamber of Deputies
Election year No. of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 No. of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
2018 into Power to the People
0 / 630
–
 Mauro Alboresi
Senate of the Republic
Election year No. of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 No. of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
2018 into Power to the People
0 / 315
–
 Mauro Alboresi

Regional Councils
Region Election year Votes % Seats +/−
Umbria 2019 2,098 (14th) 0.50
0 / 21
–


References
  1. "Iscriviti al PCI!". ilpartitocomunistaitaliano.it (in Italian). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. Statuto del Partito Comunista Italiano
  3. "Il PCI alla manifestazione del 25 marzo contro l'UE e la NATO". ilpartitocomunistaitaliano.it (in Italian). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. "A Bologna rinasce il Partito Comunista Italiano". bologna.repubblica.it (in Italian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. "A 25 anni dalla Bolognina (ri)nasce il Pci". pochestorie.corriere.it (in Italian). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. "Da oggi a Bologna rinasce un partito. Per noi, 'il' partito". ilmanifesto.it (in Italian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  7. "L'associazionismo si fa partito: nasce la lista "Potere al popolo". today.it (in Italian). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. "Debutta Potere al popolo: «Non siamo la terza lista di sinistra, ma l'unica»". ilmanifesto.it (in Italian). 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. "Eligendo: Camera". elezioni.interno.gov.it (in Italian). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  10. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/10/08/potere-al-popolo-scoppia-la-guerra-sullo-statuto-rifondazione-boicotta-il-voto-non-partecipiamo-non-ce-democrazia/4676503

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