Communist Party of the Free Territory of Trieste

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Communist Party of the Free Territory of Trieste
Komunistična partija Svobodnega tržaškega ozemlja
Partito Comunista del Territorio Libero di Trieste

The Communist Party of the Free Territory of Trieste (

Communist Party of Slovenia
as the Communist Party of the Julian Region (Partito Comunista della Regione Giuliana, PCRG, Komunistična partija Julijske krajine, KPJK). The party published a daily newspaper, Il Lavoratore.

History

Initial period

At the time of its foundation, the party favoured integration of the area with

Yugoslav partisan leader Branko Babič [sl
].

In 1947, when the Free Territory was formally constituted, the party adopted the name PCTLT/KPSTO.[2]

Tito-Cominform split

The party suffered a split following the 28 June 1948 resolution of

Comintern cadre Vittorio Vidali. The pro-Cominform wing was able to retain a majority in the Central Committee (6 against 4), and Vidali became the leader of the party. Under Vidali's leadership the party began opposing the annexation of the Free Territory by Yugoslavia
.

The pro-Yugoslav minority was largely composed of Slovenian cadres. The pro-Yugoslav minority then formed the Italian-Slovenian Popular Front (FPIS) under the leadership of Babič.[3]

Although initially present in both the British-U.S.-controlled Zone A and the Yugoslavian-controlled Zone B, the PCTLT was suppressed in Zone B after the split. The FPIS took part in FTT elections in Zone A and continued to function after the integration of Zone A into Italy.

1949 election

Communist Party F.T.T entrance, Santa Croce's branch.

The PCTLT took part in the June 12, 1949 elections in the Free Territory. It obtained 35,568 votes (approximately 20% of the total vote), and 13 seats. In the same election, FPIS obtained one seat. In the rigged so-called "popular" election of the Zone B in 1950, the FPIS was largely majoritarian instead.[4]

Ethnic composition

PCTLT was the sole pluriethnical political force in the Free Territory at the time, with a large following amongst both Italian and Slovenian workers. It ran a separate Slovenian-language organ, Delo.[5]

Youth wing

The youth wing of the party was known as the Communist Youth Federation of the Free Territory of Trieste (Federazione Giovanile Comunista del Territorio Libero di Trieste). FGCTLT published Gioventù.[6] There was also an Anti-Fascist Youth Union of the Free Territory of Trieste, closely linked to the FGCTLT.[7]

Integration into PCI

After the Zone A was integrated into Italy in 1954, the party merged into the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1957.[2] Within the PCI, the Trieste communists had a Triestian Autonomous Federation.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "Arcipelago". Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  3. ^ "PBM Storia". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2006-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Egon Pelikan Archived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b Fondo WEISS - DOCUMENTO
  7. ^ Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. SI AS 1575 Zveza antifašistične mladine Svobodnega tržaškega ozemlja, 1945-1950 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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