German Communist Party
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German Communist Party Deutsche Kommunistische Partei | |
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| Leader | Patrik Köbele |
| Founded | 25 September 1968 |
| Preceded by | Communist Party of Germany |
| Headquarters | Hoffnungstraße 18, 45127 Essen |
| Newspaper | Unsere Zeit |
| Youth wing | Socialist German Workers Youth |
| Membership (2021) | 2,850[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Regional affiliation | Socialist Unity Party (1968–1989) |
| European affiliation | European Anti-Capitalist Left |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colors | Red |
| Bundestag | 0 / 709 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 96 |
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The German Communist Party (German: Deutsche Kommunistische Partei, DKP) is a communist party in Germany.[2] The DKP supports left positions and was an observer member of the European Left. At the end of February 2016 it left the European party.[3][4]
History
The DKP considered itself a reconstitution of the
Federal Constitutional Court in 1956 for its aggressively militant opposition to the West German constitution. The new party was formed on 25 September 1968.[5]
The foundation was preceded by talks between former KPD functionaries and
communist bloc and East Germany
in particular.
The DKP remained on the political fringe, never winning more than 0.3% of the total votes in federal elections.[7] It had relatively greater local support in the 1970s: it achieved up to 2.2% of the vote in Hamburg, 3.1% in Bremen and 2.7% in the Saarland. Following German reunification, the DKP entered a steady decline.[2]
The DKP received national public attention in early 2008 when
the Left Party as the first DKP member of a state parliament, allegedly endorsed the Berlin Wall, the Stasi and other aspects of the East German state in an interview. This caused embarrassment to the national Left Party leadership.[2] Despite denying that she made the controversial statements (at least in the form that was reported), she was expelled from the Left Party faction a few days later.[8]
The DKP ended its observer status in the Party of the European Left on 27 February 2016.[9]
Media
The party publishes a weekly newspaper, Unsere Zeit (lit. 'Our Time').
Election results
Bundestag
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 113,891 | 0.3% | 0 |
| 1976 | 118,581 | 0.3% | 0 |
| 1980 | 71,600 | 0.2% | 0 |
| 1983 | 64,986 | 0.2% | 0 |
| 1987 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,894 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2013 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 11,558 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2021 | 15,158 | 0.0% | 0 |
European Parliament
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 112,055 | 0.4% | 0 |
| 1984 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 57,704 | 0.2% | 0 |
| 1994 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 37,160 | 0.1% | 0 |
| 2009 | 25,615 | 0.1% | 0 |
| 2014 | 25,204 | 0.1% | 0 |
| 2019 | 20,419 | 0.1% | 0 |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Verfassungsschutzbericht 2021" (PDF). Bundesambt für Verfassungsschutz. July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Spiegel Online.
- ^ "Für die EU, ohne die DKP". Junge Welt. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "DKP leaves the European Left". 1 March 2016.
- ^ "30 Jahre DKP: Eine Veranstaltung in der Offenbacher Stadthalle" ("30 years DKP: An event in the Offenbach town hall"), by Rudi Hechler, September 30, 1998, DKP of Hesse website
- ^ Helmut Bilstein et al, Organisierter Kommunismus in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Opladen 1977, p. 16.
- ^ Deutsche Welle - Wahl 2005 Archived 6 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aktuell". Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
- ^ "ELP-Beobachterstatus beendet « DKP-Nachrichtenportal" (in German). Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to German Communist Party.
- Official website
- 30 Year history, a speech
- Documents of the foundation
- Unsere Zeit (UZ) Socialist Weekly Newspaper
- 50,000 People Attend German Communist Party Media Fair People's Weekly World, 22 June 2009
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