New Communist Party of the Netherlands Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland | |
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| Abbreviation | NCPN |
| Founded | November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14) |
| Merger of | Ex-CPN members VCN |
| Headquarters | Haarlemmerweg 177,Amsterdam |
| Newspaper | Manifest |
| Youth wing | Communist Youth Movement |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | ECA (2023–)[1] |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colours | Red |
| Fryske Marren Municipal Council | 1 / 31 |
| Website | |
| ncpn | |
TheNew Communist Party of the Netherlands (Dutch:Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland,NCPN) is acommunist party in theNetherlands. The NCPN was founded in 1992 by former members of theCommunist Party of the Netherlands who opposed its merger intoGroenLinks. The party releases a monthly newspaper calledManifest.
The NCPN actively supports the socialist government ofCuba. The party opposed the2003 invasion of Iraq and is against Dutch military intervention throughNATO or other military alliances. The party considers itselfanti-capitalist,anti-fascist andanti-imperialist. It opposes both the active intervention of theEU and NATO inUkraine but also the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It believes that aLeninist view of anti-imperialism is not choosing sides in a inter-imperialist conflict.[2]
The NCPN claims to work to preserve the heritage of the Dutch communist movement through commemoration of events like theFebruary strike, holding thatanti-communist laws in Europe and the normalisation of far-right ideas are erasing this legacy. The party also participates in the struggle against discrimination towards women and minorities with a migrant background, and is against homophobia and transphobia.[3]
Although the party only has limited electoral successes to date, it claims not to shun elections and instead purports to work withtrade unions and other similar organisations to advance its agenda. According to a party report, "the NCPN participates in elections to the best of its ability" and views "bourgeois representative bodies" as platforms to promote its agenda.[4]
In 2003, theCommunist Youth Movement (CJB) was founded as the NCPN's political youth organization. According to a statement from the NCPN after its 7th conference, the CJB contributed to a revival of the party in terms of membership and lowered the average age of its members.[5]
In 1982, a group of members of the Communist Party of the Netherlands founded the newspaperManifest, out of discontent with the CPN leadership. In 1984 this group founded theLeague of Communists in the Netherlands (VCN). The CPN dissolved in 1992 in order to make place for a new political party,GreenLeft, an alliance in which the CPN had participated since the 1980s. Subsequently, the VCN, together with many former members of the CPN, founded the NCPN.
In 1999, the local branch of the NCPN in the municipality ofScheemda split from the party and continued as theUnited Communist Party (VCP), which has since won city council seats inOldambt andPekela.
The NCPN has participated in elections to theTweede Kamer,Provinciale Staten andgemeenteraden, but never in elections to theEuropean Parliament. In the period between 1994 and 2002, the NCPN was part of the governing majority coalition in the municipality ofReiderland.
| Election | Lead candidate | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Rinze Visser | 11,630 | 0.13% | 0 |
| 1998 | Engel Modderman | 5,620 | 0.07% | 0 |
| 2003 | Alejandro de Mello | 4,860 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Province | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | ||||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Groningen | 2,955 | 1.3% | 0 | 3,246 | 1.4% | 0 | 2,057 | 0.8% | 0 | 1,230 | 0.5% | 0 |
| Friesland | 1,293 | 0.5% | 0 | 820 | 0.3% | 0 | ||||||
| Overijssel | 530 | 0.1% | 0 | 835 | 0.2% | 0 | ||||||
| North Holland | 2,397 | 0.3% | 0 | 1,302 | 0.2% | 0 | ||||||
| Municipality | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Amersfoort | 679 | 1.4% | 0 | 242 | 0.4% | 0 | 137 | 0.2% | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Amsterdam | 3,017 | 1.0% | 0 | 968 | 0.4% | 0 | 819 | 0.3% | 0 | 511 | 0.2% | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Bergen op Zoom[a] | 501 | 1.9% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Breda | 183 | 0.3% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Enschede | 589 | 0.9% | 0 | 316 | 0.5% | 0 | 482 | 0.9% | 0 | 291 | 0.5% | 0 | 282 | 0.5% | 0 | |||||||||
| Groningen | 501 | 0.6% | 0 | 866 | 1.0% | 0 | 539 | 0.6% | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Heiloo | 143 | 1.2% | 0 | 534 | 4.6% | 0 | 1,025 | 9.2% | 1[b] | 811 | 7.4% | 1 | 1,164 | 10.4% | 2[c] | 882 | 7.4% | 1[d] | ||||||
| Hoorn | 417 | 1.5% | 0 | 210 | 0.9% | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lemsterland | 900 | 14.8% | 2 | 738 | 12.7% | 2 | 907 | 15.1% | 2 | 1,038 | 16.3% | 3 | 947 | 15.8% | 2 | Municipality merged to becomeDe Fryske Marren | ||||||||
| De Fryske Marren | Municipality did not exist | 1,174 | 5.7% | 1 | 1,462 | 6.3% | 2 | 1,168 | 4.9% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Middelburg | 135 | 0.8% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opsterland | 311 | 2.1% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reiderland | 2,052 | 50.2% | 7 | 1,303 | 35.7% | 5 | 1,150 | 34.1% | 5 | 621 | 18.3% | 2 | Municipalities merged to becomeOldambt | |||||||||||
| Scheemda | 695 | 8.9% | 1 | 1,002 | 12.9% | 2 | 110 | 1.5% | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Winschoten | 390 | 4.0% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oldambt | Municipality did not exist | 310 | 2.3% | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Hague | 203 | 0.1% | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8,554 | 10 | 5,995 | 9 | 4,868 | 7 | 3,229 | 5 | 2,678 | 3 | 2,338 | 3 | 2,344 | 3 | 1,168 | 1 | ||||||||
The NCPN has participated in the annualInternational Communist Seminar and the annualInternational Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties.[6] The NCPN also often cooperates with fraternal parties like theCommunist Party of Greece, Communist Party of Turkey,Communist Party of Cuba, Communist Party of Belgium,German Communist Party and theCommunist Party of Luxembourg.[7]
