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Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties | |
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| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founder | Communist Party of Greece |
| Founded | 1 October 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-01) |
| Dissolved | 9 September 2023; 22 months ago (2023-09-09) |
| Succeeded by | European Communist Action |
| Headquarters | Athens,Greece |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left[1] |
| European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colours | Red |
| Website | |
| initiative-cwpe | |
TheInitiative of Communist and Workers' Parties (INITIATIVE), also known as theEuropean Communist Initiative (ECI), was aMarxist–LeninistEuropean political alliance. Founded by theCommunist Party of Greece in 2013,[2][3] the initiative had 30 member parties from all over Europe and the surrounding area.[4][5]
Its goal was to "contribute to the research and study of issues concerning Europe, particularly concerning the EU, the political line which is drawn up in its framework and affects the lives of the workers, as well as to assist the elaboration of joint positions of the parties and the coordination of their solidarity and their other activities".[6]
On 9 September 2023, the organisation was dissolved following ideological and political differences between the association's members over the topic of theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[7] TheEuropean Communist Action was established on 18 November 2023 as a continuation of the INITIATIVE association created by the Communist Party of Greece.[8]
From INITIATIVE:[9]
| Country | Party | Last national or European election | National Lower Houses | European Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | Party of Labour of Austria (PdA,Partei der Arbeit Österreichs) | Did not contest | 0 / 183 | – |
 Belarus | Communist Party of the Workers of Belarus [zh] (BKPT,Kamunistyčnaja partyja pracoŭnych Bielarusi) | Did not contest | 0 / 110 | Not in EU |
 Bulgaria | Party of the Bulgarian Communists (PBK,Partiya na Bulgarskite Komunisti) | Did not contest | 0 / 240 | – |
| Union of Communists in Bulgaria (SKB,Sayuz na Komunistite v Balgariya) | Did not contest | 0 / 240 | – | |
 Croatia | Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia (SRP,Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske) | 1,206 (0.06%) | 0 / 151 | – |
 Denmark | Communist Party in Denmark (KPiD,Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark) | Did not contest | 0 / 175 | – |
 Finland | Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism (KTP,Kommunistinen Työväenpuolue – Rauhan ja Sosialismin Puolesta) | 1,240 (0.04%) | 0 / 200 | |
 France | Communist Revolutionary Party of France (PCRF,Parti communiste révolutionnaire de France) | 259 (0,0%) | 0 / 577 | – |
| Pole of Communist Revival in France (PRCF,Pôle de renaissance communiste en France) | Did not contest | 0 / 577 | – | |
 Georgia | Unified Communist Party of Georgia (SEKP,Sakartvelos Ertiani Komunisturi Partia) | Did not contest | 0 / 150 | Not in EU |
 Greece | Communist Party of Greece (KKE,Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas) | 401,224 (7.69%) | 21 / 300 | 2 / 21 |
 Hungary | Hungarian Workers' Party (Magyar Munkáspárt) | 14,452 (0.42%) | 0 / 199 | – |
 Republic of IrelandandNorthern Ireland(part of  United Kingdom) | Workers' Party (Páirtí na nOibrithe) | 1,195 (0.1%) (Ireland) | 0 / 160 | – |
| 839 (0.10%) (Northern Ireland) | 0 / 90 | – | ||
 Italy | Communist Party (PC,Partito Comunista) | 235,467 (0.88%) | 0 / 400 0 / 200 | – |
 Latvia | Socialist Party of Latvia (LSP,Latvijas Sociālistīskā partija) | WithSocial Democratic Party "Harmony" | 0 / 100 | – |
 Lithuania | Socialist People's Front (SPF,Socialistinis liaudies frontas) | Did not contest | 0 / 141 | – |
 North Macedonia | Communist Party of Macedonia (KPM,Комунистичката партија на Македонија) | Did not contest | 0 / 120 | – |
 Malta | Communist Party of Malta (PK,Partit Komunista Malti) | Did not contest | 0 / 67 | – |
 Republic of Moldova | People's Resistance [zh][10] (Rezistența) | Did not contest | 0 / 101 | |
 Norway | Communist Party of Norway (NKP,Norges Kommunistiske Parti) | 308 (0.00%) | 0 / 169 | Not in EU |
 Poland | Polish Communist Party (KPP,Komunistyczna Partia Polski (2002)) | Did not contest | 0 / 460 | – |
 Russia | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (KPSS,Kommunističeskaja partija Sovetskogo Sojuza) | Did not contest | 0 / 450 | Not in EU |
| Russian Communist Workers' Party (RKRP,Rossiyskaya kommunisticheskaya rabochaya partiya) | ||||
 Serbia | New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ,Nova komunistička partija Jugoslavije) | Did not contest | 0 / 250 | Not in EU |
 Slovakia | Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS,Komunistická strana Slovenska) | 6,199 (0.63%) (together withVZDOR) | 0 / 150 | – |
 Spain | Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE,Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España) | 17,918 (0.07%) | 0 / 350 | – |
 Sweden | Communist Party of Sweden (SKP,Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti) | 974 (0.02%) | 0 / 349 | – |
 Turkey | Communist Party of Turkey (TKP,Türkiye Komünist Partisi) | 62,826 (0.12%) | 0 / 600 | Not in EU |
 Ukraine | Union of Communists of Ukraine (SKU,Soyuz komunistiv Ukrayini) | Did not contest | 0 / 450 | Not in EU |
| United Kingdom (Great Britain only) | New Communist Party of Britain (NCP) | Did not contest | 0 / 650 | Not in EU |
| Country | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia[11] | |
| Turkey | Communist Party (KP,Komünist Parti) | After theparty split in 2014, theCommunist Party took up the position in the INITIATIVE until its merger in 2017 within theCommunist Party of Turkey |
| Spain | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain | After the party split in 2017, theCommunist Party of the Workers of Spain replaced the PCPE in INITIATIVE |
