Communist Party (Switzerland)

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. In 2014, the party severed its ties with the Party of Labour. Its headquarters are in Locarno, Ticino.

Communist Party
Italian namePartito Comunista
SecretaryMassimiliano Arif Ay
Members of the Federal Councilnone
FoundedMay 1944
Split fromSwiss Party of Labour (2014)
HeadquartersVia Varenna 66
6600 Locarno (Solduno)
Youth wingSwiss Communist Youth
Membership (2018)120
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
International affiliationWorld Anti-Imperialist Platform
ColoursRed
National Council
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Council of States
0 / 46
Cantonal legislatures
2 / 2,559
Website
www.partitocomunista.ch
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