Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece

Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece

Μαρξιστικό-Λενινιστικό Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece Μαρξιστικό-Λενινιστικό Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας
Founded	November 1976
Split from	OEML
Newspaper	Laikos Dromos
Ideology	Communism; Marxism; Maoism; Stalinism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	Red
Parliament	0 / 300
European Parliament	0 / 21
Website
	www.m-lkke.gr
	Politics of Greece; Political parties; Elections;

The Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Μαρξιστικό-Λενινιστικό Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Marxistiko-Leninistiko Kommounistiko Komma Elladas), better known by its acronym M-L KKE (Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ), is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party in Greece.

History

M-L KKE originates in the Organisation of Marxists–Leninists of Greece (OMLE) that split away from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in 1964, opposing Nikita Khrushchev's De-Stalinization and supporting Mao Zedong and his political beliefs in the Sino-Soviet split.^[1]^[2] After Mao's death in 1976, OMLE split into two major factions: the M-L KKE and the rival Communist Party of Greece (Marxist–Leninist) (KKE M-L), as well as further smaller groupings. M-L KKE and KKE M-L have remained the two largest Maoist parties in Greece since.^[1]^[2] Historically, M-L KKE has had a significant presence among teachers and education workers and is most active in West Macedonia, Alexandroupoli, Corfu, and Ikaria.^[1]

The group, which has published its own journal, Laikos Dromos, was led from its foundation by Isaac Jordanidis, who had been a functionary within the KKE.^[3] Jordanidis was a strong supporter of the Three Worlds Theory, and the group took a Maoist line as a result.^[3] A delegation from the party travelled to Beijing in 1977 where they held a meeting with Li Xiannian.^[3]

In the 2000 legislative election, M-L KKE and A/synechia participated together, receiving 5,866 votes. In the legislative election of 2004, M-L KKE participated alone, receiving 4,846 votes. In the 2007 legislative election, M-L KKE received 8,088 votes (0.11%).

On 16 March 2012, spurred by the ongoing Greek financial crisis, M-L KKE and KKE M-L announced that they would jointly contest elections as part of the Popular Resistance – Left Anti-Imperialist Cooperation (Λαϊκή Αντίσταση – Αριστερή Αντιμπεριαλιστική Συνεργασία), distancing themselves both from the traditional Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the leftist Syriza coalition.^[1]^[2]

Newspaper

Laikos Dromos header

M-L KKE publishes the Laikos Dromos (Λαϊκός Δρόμος, "People's Path") newspaper, founded in December 1967 as OMLE's newspaper.^[1]^[2]

Election results

Hellenic Parliament

Election	Hellenic Parliament					Rank	Government	Leader
Election	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/−	Rank	Government	Leader
1993	1,817	0.03%	New	0 / 300	New	15th	Extra-parliamentary	Collective leadership
1996	4,019	0.06%	+0.03	0 / 300	0	16th	Extra-parliamentary
2000^[a]	5,879	0.09%	+0.03	0 / 300	0	14th	Extra-parliamentary
2004	4,765	0.06%	–0.03	0 / 300	0	12th	Extra-parliamentary
2007	8,137	0.11%	+0.05	0 / 300	0	12th	Extra-parliamentary
2009	5,219	0.08%	–0.03	0 / 300	0	15th	Extra-parliamentary
May 2012^[b]	16,010	0.25%	+0.17	0 / 300	0	21st	Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2012^[b]	7,952	0.12%	–0.13	0 / 300	0	17th	Extra-parliamentary
Jan 2015^[b]	7,999	0.13%	+0.01	0 / 300	0	14th	Extra-parliamentary
Sep 2015^[b]	8,873	0.16%	+0.03	0 / 300	0	15th	Extra-parliamentary
2019	2,706	0.05%	–0.11	0 / 300	0	16th	Extra-parliamentary
May 2023	3,926	0.07%	+0.02	0 / 300	0	29th	Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2023	4,296	0,08%	+0.01	0 / 300	0	21st	Extra-parliamentary

^ Run as part of the Left! coalition (M-L KKE and A/synechia).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Run in coalition with KKE (m-l).

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/−	Rank	Leader	EP Group
1994	9,639	0.15	New	0 / 22	New	15th	Collective Leadership	−
1999	16,782	0.26	+0.11	0 / 22	0	14th
2004	21,220	0.35	+0.09	0 / 22	0	11th
2009	13,138	0.26	-0.09	0 / 22	0	15th
2014	10,771	0.19	-0.05	0 / 21	0	27th
2019	12,231	0.22	+0.03	0 / 21	0	29th
2024	6,836	0.17	-0.05	0 / 21	0	27th

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) και Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ ξανά μαζί ύστερα από 36 χρόνια" (in Greek). To Vima. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Orestis Schinas (25 October 2014). "Η αριστερή αντιπολίτευση σε ΕΔΑ και ΚΚΕ" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Robert Jackson Alexander, Maoism in the Developed World, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, p. 100

External links

Official website

[4] Run as part of the Left! coalition (M-L KKE and A/synechia).

[kke_(m-l)-5] Run in coalition with KKE (m-l).

[Vima1632012-1] "ΚΚΕ (μ-λ) και Μ-Λ ΚΚΕ ξανά μαζί ύστερα από 36 χρόνια" (in Greek). To Vima. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

[Enet25102014-2] Orestis Schinas (25 October 2014). "Η αριστερή αντιπολίτευση σε ΕΔΑ και ΚΚΕ" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

[Maoism-3] Robert Jackson Alexander, Maoism in the Developed World, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, p. 100

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