List of communist parties

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There are, at present, a number of Communist parties active in various countries across the world, and a number who used to be active. The formation of Communist parties in various countries was first initiated by the formation of the Communist Third International by the Russian Bolsheviks. Undoubtedly the most important of these parties were those of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.

Some Communist parties have names such as Socialist Party, Socialist Workers Party, Workers' Party, etc. The parties on this list are mostly those that were aligned with either Moscow or Beijing during the Cold War and their offshoots. Groups originating in the Trotskyist tradition are not included in the listing.

See also: World Communist Movement, List of left-wing internationals, List of Trotskyist internationals, List of members of the Comintern, List of left communist internationals, List of political parties

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In China, Cuba, North Korea, Laos and Vietnam the Communist parties holds monopoly on state power, and these states are often referred to as 'communist states'.

On the other hand, in Moldova and Cyprus the ruling Communist parties do not consider a revolution to have occurred by them being elected to power and thus operate according to the norms of a multi-party system. In Nepal, where there has just been a long civil war that toppled the old monarchy, the ruling Communist parties participate in a multi-party coalition government, called the Seven Party Alliance, which includes the social democratic Nepali Congress party. Finally, some parties participate as junior partners in ruling coalitions, such as in Brazil, Bulgaria, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, and Uruguay.

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  1. ^ Leftist Parties of Iraq
  2. ^ Leftist Parties of Mongolia
  3. ^ Leftist Parties of Uzbekistan
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