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The '''New Communist Party of the Netherlands''' ({{lang-nl|Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland}}, '''NCPN''') is a [[communist party]] in the [[Netherlands]]. The NCPN was founded in 1992 by communist hardliners (so-called "horizontals") who disagreed with the decision of the [[Communist Party of the Netherlands|CPN]] to merge into [[GreenLeft]]. Through the ''Stichting HOC'' (Foundation HOC), the NCPN releases the monthly newspaper ''Manifest''. The party has approximately 2,500 members.<ref>http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/56059-communisme-in-nederland-leeft</ref>
The '''New Communist Party of the Netherlands''' ({{lang-nl|Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland}}, '''NCPN''') is a [[communist party]] in the [[Netherlands]]. The NCPN was founded in 1992 by communist hardliners (so-called "horizontals") who disagreed with the decision of the [[Communist Party of the Netherlands|CPN]] to merge into the Center. Through the ''Stichting HOC'' (Foundation HOC), the NCPN releases the monthly newspaper ''Manifest''. The party has approximately 2,500 members.<ref>http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/56059-communisme-in-nederland-leeft</ref>


The NCPN supports the [[Cuba|socialist government of Cuba]], the socialist developments in [[Venezuela]] under [[Hugo Chavez]] and [[Bolivia]] under [[Evo Morales]]. The party opposed the [[Iraq War|invasion of the U.S. in Iraq]] and opposes [[neoliberalism]]. In the past, the party criticized the trial of [[Slobodan Milošević]].
The NCPN supports the [[Cuba|socialist government of Cuba]], the socialist developments in [[Venezuela]] under [[Hugo Chavez]] and [[Bolivia]] under [[Evo Morales]]. The party opposed the [[Iraq War|invasion of the U.S. in Iraq]] and opposes [[neoliberalism]]. In the past, the party criticized the trial of [[Slobodan Milošević]].

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New Communist Party of the Netherlands
Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland
Founded1992 (1992)
Merger ofFormer Communist Party of the Netherlands and League of Communists in the Netherlands members.
NewspaperManifest
Youth wingCommunist Youth Movement
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationInternational Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
International Communist Seminar
ColoursRed
Website
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The New Communist Party of the Netherlands (Template:Lang-nl, NCPN) is a communist party in the Netherlands. The NCPN was founded in 1992 by communist hardliners (so-called "horizontals") who disagreed with the decision of the CPN to merge into the Center. Through the Stichting HOC (Foundation HOC), the NCPN releases the monthly newspaper Manifest. The party has approximately 2,500 members.[1]

The NCPN supports the socialist government of Cuba, the socialist developments in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez and Bolivia under Evo Morales. The party opposed the invasion of the U.S. in Iraq and opposes neoliberalism. In the past, the party criticized the trial of Slobodan Milošević.

In 2003, the Communist Youth Movement (CJB) was founded as the NCPN's political youth organization.

NCPN at a demonstration, 1 May 2014 in Amsterdam.

History

In 1982 a group of members of the Communist Party of the Netherlands founded the newspaper Manifest, out of discontent with the CPN leadership. In 1984 this group founded the League of Communists in the Netherlands (VCN). The CPN dissolved in 1992 in order to make place for a new political party, GreenLeft, an alliance in which the CPN had participated since the 1980s. Subsequently, the VCN, together with many former members of the CPN, founded the NCPN.

In 1999 the local branch of the NCPN in the municipality of Scheemda split from the party and continued as the United Communist Party (VCP).

Elections

National elections

Results NCPN House of Representatives elections
Year Party leader Votes Percentage Seats
1994 Rinze Visser 11.630 0,13 0
1998 Rinze Visser 5.620 0,07 0
2003 Alejandro de Mello 4.860 0,05 0

Local elections

City Council[2] 1998 2002 2006 2010
perc. seats votes perc. seats votes perc. seats votes perc. seats votes
Amsterdam 0,4% 0 0,30% 0 0,17% 0 511 n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t.
Amersfoort 1,4% 0 n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. 0,41% 0 242 0,22% 0 137
Lemsterland 12,71% 738 15,09% 907 16,27% 3 1.038 15.8% 2 947
Heiloo 1,2% 0 143 4,59% 0 534 9,16% 1 1.025 7,41% 1 811
Oldambt n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. 2,31% 0 310
Enschede 0,52% 0 316 0,86% 0 482 0,46% 0 291 0,51% 0 282
Groningen 0,6% 0 1,0% 0 0,63% 0 539 n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t.
Bergen op Zoom (in progressive front list "the Spark") n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t. 1,94% 0 501
Reiderland 18,29% 2 621 n.v.t. n.v.t. n.v.t.
All of the Netherlands 0,1% 8 4.758 0,1% 7 4.246 0,06% 6 4.267 0,03% 3 2.177

International

The NCPN has participated in the annual International Communist Seminar and the annual International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties. The NCPN also often cooperates with the Workers' Party of Belgium, the German Communist Party and the Communist Party of Luxembourg in the so-called Four-Countries Conference, the next one of which will be held February 28, 2014.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/56059-communisme-in-nederland-leeft
  2. ^ http://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/Na1918/Verkiezingsuitslagen.aspx?VerkiezingsTypeId=3
  3. ^ http://www.rtvnoord.nl/artikel/artikel.asp?p=145597
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