The Italian Communist Party (Italian: Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) is a minor communist party in Italy.
Italian Communist Party Partito Comunista Italiano | |
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| Secretary | Mauro Alboresi |
| President | Cristina Cirillo |
| Founded | 26 June 2016 |
| Preceded by | Communist Party of Italy |
| Headquarters | Viale Mazzini 146, Rome |
| Newspaper | Ragioni e Conflitti (online) |
| Youth wing | Italian Communist Youth Federation |
| Women's wing | Assemblea Nazionale delle Donne Comuniste – A. Do.C.[1] |
| Membership (2016) |  c. 9–15,000[2] |
| Ideology | Communism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Power to the People! (2018–2019) |
| International affiliation | IMCWP World Anti-Imperialist Platform[3] |
| Colours | Red |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| ilpartitocomunistaitaliano.it | |
History
editThe PCI, which took the name from the historical and much larger Italian Communist Party, active from 1921 to 1991, emerged from the merger of the Communist Party of Italy (PCdI) with splinters from the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) and minor groups in 2016.[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.[11]
In July 2022 the PCI, along with other far-left parties and organisations (Confederation of the Italian Left, Atheist Democracy, Inventing the Future, The Future City, CARC Party and Italian Marxist–Leninist Party), formed the "Popular Unity" coordination, with the aim of elaborating and implementing common and shared initiatives and proposals.[12] However, in the 2022 general election the PCI ran as a stand-alone list in 5 out 29 constituencies for the Chamber of Deputies and 7 out of 21 for the Senate,[13][14] obtaining between 1.0 and 1.5% in Tuscany, Marche and Umbria.[15]
Ideology and platform
editThe party declares itself faithful to the principles of Marxism–Leninism,[16] anti-capitalism,[17] anti-fascism,[18] anti-imperialism[19] and hard Euroscepticism.[20]
In foreign policy, the party holds anti-American, anti-NATO, anti-Zionist,[21] Russophile[22] and Sinophile views. The party is a part of the World Anti-Imperialist Platform. It has shown support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its use of the "Z" symbol and the ribbon of Saint George have caused scandal in Italy.[23]
Leadership
edit- Secretary: Mauro Alboresi (2016–present)
- President: Manuela Palermi (2016–2018), Selene Prodi (2018–2022), Cristina Cirillo (2022–present)
- Coordinator: Giacomo De Angelis (2018–2022)
Election results
editItalian Parliament
edit| 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
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Mauro Alboresi | |
| 2022 | 24,555 | 0.09 | 0 / 400
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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
|
–
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Mauro Alboresi | |
| 2022 | 70,961 | 0.26 | 0 / 200
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Mauro Alboresi |
Regional Councils
editThis section needs to be updated. (May 2024) |
| Region | Election year | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazio | 2023 | 10,212 (15th) | 0.66 | 0 / 21
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| Umbria | 2019 | 2,098 (14th) | 0.50 | 0 / 21
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References
edit- ^ https://www.ilpartitocomunistaitaliano.it/a-do-c-assemblea-delle-donne-comuniste/
- ^ "Iscriviti al PCI!". ilpartitocomunistaitaliano.it (in Italian). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists". 14 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "A Bologna rinasce il Partito Comunista Italiano". bologna.repubblica.it (in Italian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "A 25 anni dalla Bolognina (ri)nasce il Pci". pochestorie.corriere.it (in Italian). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Da oggi a Bologna rinasce un partito. Per noi, 'il' partito". ilmanifesto.it (in Italian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "L'associazionismo si fa partito: nasce la lista "Potere al popolo". today.it (in Italian). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Eligendo: Camera". elezioni.interno.gov.it (in Italian). 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Potere al popolo, scoppia la guerra sullo statuto. Rifondazione boicotta il voto: "Non partecipiamo, non c'è democrazia"". 8 October 2018.
- ^ "1° Congresso del PCI: Il dispositivo finale. - Partito Comunista Italiano". 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Nasce Unitá Popolare, coordinamento tra varie forze politiche di Sinistra: presentazione venerdí alla Camera dei Deputati | Varese7Press". 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Elezioni trasparenti. Politiche 2022". 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Il PCI sarà sulle schede elettorali!". 25 August 2022.
- ^ Scrutini Senateelezioni.interno.gov.it Archived 19 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Statuto del Partito Comunista Italiano" (PDF). ilpartitocomunistaitaliano.it. April 2017.
- ^ "IL PCI PER UNA LISTA COMUNISTA E ANTICAPITALISTA - Partito Comunista Italiano" (in Italian). 17 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Il PCI non fa sconti: antifascismo e unità sempre".
- ^ "TESI 05 – No alla guerra, no alla NATO - Partito Comunista Italiano" (in Italian). 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Il Partito Comunista contro l'Europa (e no, non è un articolo degli anni '60)". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). 19 March 2017.
- ^ "From the river, to the sea, Palestine will be free!". World Anti-Imperialist Platform. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "GS of KKE equated Russia with Nato". World Anti-Imperialist Platform. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Pistilli, Clemente (5 May 2022). "A Zagarolo il Pci festeggia l'invasione russa: manifesti shock con la Z simbolo del massacro in Ucraina". la Repubblica (in Italian).