Workers' Communist Party (Norway)
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The Workers' Communist Party (Norwegian: Arbeidernes Kommunistparti, AKP) was a Norwegian communist party (1973–2007). AKP was a Maoist party and one of two communist parties in Norway; the other was the older Communist Party of Norway which had remained pro-Soviet. The relationship between the two parties was characterized by strong hostility.
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Workers' Communist Party Arbeidernes Kommunistparti | |
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Founded | 1973 (1973) |
Dissolved | 2007 (2007) |
Merged into | Red Party |
Headquarters | Oslo |
Youth wing | Red Youth |
Electoral front | Red Electoral Alliance |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-left |
International affiliation | ICMLPO |
Website | |
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AKP was founded in 1973, as Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (marxist-leninistene). It did not participate directly in elections, but members had "activity duty", meaning that they were to work for the party's goals – passive members were not accepted. The precise number of its members is unknown. On 22 February 2006, the party opened some of its archives to the public, in a move the party argued was to hit out at all the rumours surrounding the party.
It was a predecessor of the current party the Red Party, founded on 10 March 2007.