Communist Party of Tarper
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Communist Party of Tarper Parti Communiste de Tarper | |
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Former name | Tarperti Section of the Socialist Party |
Abbreviation | CPT |
Leader | Raul Gomez |
President | Daniel Mynatt |
Chairperson | Lambert Salinas |
Founder | Ernesto Rivero |
Founded | 1892 (Original party) 1902 (Renaming) |
Legalised | 1899 |
Preceded by | United Socialist Democratic Party (Not legal predecessor) |
Newspaper | The Vanguard |
Think tank | Politburo of the CPT |
Student wing | University Communists |
Youth wing | Tarperti League of Young Communists |
Women's wing | Communist Women's Auxiliary |
LGBT wing | FALGSC Commission |
Trade union | Tarperti Confederation of Labour (1892-1991) Federation of Free Tarperti Trade Unions (since 2002) |
Paramilitary wing | Red Brigade (1902-1929) |
Membership (July 2019) | 85,000 |
Ideology | Communism Marxism Socialism |
Political position | Left-wing to Far-left |
International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties |
Colors | Maroon |
Slogan | "Workers of the world, unite!" |
Federal Council | 6 / 123
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Federal Assembly | 80 / 709
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State legislatures | 98 / 1,520
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Party flag | |
The Communist Party of Tarper, also commonly referred to as the CPT, is a Communist political party in Tarper. The party was founded in 1892 as a continuation of the United Socialist Democratic Party, USDP, of the Platesan Empire.
Since mid-2010, Raul Gomez has been the party's leader. In the Federal Assembly the party has 80 out of 709 seats after polling 10.7% of the vote in the 2017 federal elections , the party joined the Socialist Party of Tarper and Green Liberation Union to form a coalition government.
According to official party figures, the Party had 65,000 registered members as of December 2017, making it the fourth-largest party in Tarper.
The party participates in the legislatures of seven states and is the senior partner in the government coalition of Meerland.
History
The party was created by Ernesto Rivero. Rivero was a member of the United Socialist Democratic Party and influential party in the Platesan Empire. After the breakup of the Empire, Rivero took the Tarperti branch of the party and created the party under its original name of the Tarperti Section of the Socialist Party.
From 1892 to 1901, the party remained largely underground, due to the absolutist government and outright banning of parties in the Kingdom of Astra. After the founding of the United Kingdoms of Tarper, the party planned for a public reappearance. and on 1902 the party changed into its current name and started campaigning.
Role during the United Kingdoms
Ruling party of the CTCR
Starpin Era (1960-1991)
Underground Era (1991-2002)
Present Day (2002-present)
Ideology
Since its renaming in 1902, the party has followed the principles of libertarian communism, fundamentally opposed to authoritarian regimes, the communist party was the first of its kind to allow democratic elections in a communist country in 1920.
The party currently embraces the ideas of democracy in order to allow a communist society to follow. In recent times the party pressure group, "Rebirth Coalition", has criticized the leadership for a rightward shift due to "vote chasing".
Organization
Symbols
In its early days the party used a maroon cockade, which was customary for parties of the late 18th through early 20th centuries. Since the first civil war the party has used the hammer and sickle, first only appearing in the party's flag and then being used by its contemporary logo.
The party makes use of a march titled,"The Red Banner" as its primary anthem. It used to use a modified version of the State Anthem of the Tarperti Confederation but halted use of it do to its purported "soiling" by the Republic of Tarper.
Special organizations
Notable sub-organizations of the CPT are:
- Alliance for Libertarian Communism (ALCO): Caucus created to drive the party towards a non-authoritarian form of Communism.
- Tarperti League of Young Communists (TLYC): Youth and Student group of the party.
- The Left Party (LEFT): Coalition of democratic socialists and moderate communists.
- Rebirth Coalition (RC): Members who wish to follow a more authoritarian communist policy and stop chasing after the Socialist Party.
Politburo of the CPT
Controversies
Election results, (1900-present)
The party has been active since 1892 but did not partake in elections until the 1900 Tarperti federal election. Due to the fact that from 1890-1900 the Tarperti kingdoms outlawed elections, the Tarperti Section of the Socialist Party remained in secret.
During the Republic of Tarper, the Communist Party underwent a forced self-exile and did not partake in elections.
Election | Seats won | ± | Position | Leader | Government | |
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1900 | 0 / 397
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0 | — | Ernesto Rivero | Extra-parliamentary | |
1904 | 81 / 397
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81 | 3rd | Ernesto Rivero | In opposition | |
1908 | 54 / 397
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27 | 3rd | Ernesto Rivero | In opposition | |
1912 | 110 / 397
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56 | 2nd | Ernesto Rivero | In opposition | |
1920 | 257 / 423
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147 | 1st | Yakov Menendez | Vanguard Coalition | |
1930 | 391 / 577
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126 | 1st | Ludovic Leone | Vanguard Coalition | |
1940 | 408 / 647
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17 | 1st | Zoe Tapia | War & Reconstruction Assembly | |
1950 | 196 / 402
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212 | 1st | Alois Benini | People's Front | |
1960 | 318 / 521
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122 | 1st | Tom Starpin | People's Front | |
1970 | 268 / 518
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50 | 1st | Tom Starpin | People's Front | |
1980 | 228 / 519
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40 | 1st | Tom Starpin | People's Front | |
1990 | 239 / 662
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11 | 2nd | Tom Starpin | In opposition | |
1992 | Did not contest. Party underwent forced self-exile from elections. | |||||
March 1996 | Did not contest. Party underwent forced self-exile from elections. | |||||
September 1996 | Did not contest. Party underwent forced self-exile from elections. | |||||
2002 | 248 / 603
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9 | 2nd | Harper Paszek | United Coalition for the Federal Commonwealth | |
2005 | 61 / 614
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187 | 3rd | Harper Paszek | In opposition | |
2009 | 93 / 622
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32 | 3rd | Harper Paszek | LP – CPT – GPT | |
2013 | 64 / 630
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29 | 3rd | Raul Gomez | In opposition | |
2017 | 80 / 709
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16 | 4th | Raul Gomez | SP – GLU/ULV – CPT |
Leaders of the Communist Party, 1892-present
Leader | Period |
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Ernesto Rivero | 1892-1920 |
Yakov Menendez | 1920-1930 |
Ludovic Leone | 1930-1940 |
Zoe Herzog | 1940-1950 |
Alois Benini | 1950-1960 |
Tom Starpin | 1960-1991 |
Finley Stringer | 1991-2000 |
Harper Paszek | 2000-2010 |
Raul Gomez | 2010-present |