Communist Party (Switzerland)

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Communist Party
Italian name	Partito Comunista
Secretary
Members of the Federal Council	none
Founded	May 1944
Headquarters	Via Varenna 66 6600 Locarno (Solduno)
Youth wing	Swiss Communist Youth
Membership (2018)	120
Ideology	Communism[1] Marxism-Leninism[1]
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
Colours	Red
National Council	0 / 200
Council of States	0 / 46
Cantonal legislatures	2 / 2,559
Website
www.partitocomunista.ch
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The Communist Party (Italian: Partito Comunista) is a cantonal political party in Switzerland active in Ticino and Grisons. From October 1944 until 2007, it acted as the Ticino section of the Swiss Party of Labour. In 2007, it decided to change its name to the Communist Party.^[2] In 2014, the party severed its ties with the Party of Labour. Its headquarters is in Locarno, Ticino.

History[]

In 2014, the party stopped its collaboration with the Swiss Party of Labour after 70 years of affiliation. The cantonal party renamed itself, and is now only active in the canton of Ticino and in the canton of Grisons. The current General Secretary is Massimiliano Arif Ay, elected in 2009. It gained one seat in Ticino's parliament in 2015, and increased its seat count to 2 in 2019.^[3][4]

Youth wing[]

The Swiss Communist Youth is the youth wing of the Communist Party.^[5] Its General Secretary is Luca Frei.^[6]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (Italian)

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