Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy
Leader	Vojtěch Filip
Founded	1990
Headquarters
Political ideology	Communism, Left-wing
International affiliation
European affiliation	European Left
European Parliament group	European United Left–Nordic Green Left
Colour(s)	red
Website	kscm.cz

Czech Republic

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The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Czech: Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy) is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 107,813 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament. It is also the only former ruling party in post-communist Eastern Europe not to drop the communist title from its name, although it changed the program to suit laws adopted after 1989. Flag of the President of the Czech Republic This is a list of presidents of the Czech Republic. ... Václav Klaus (IPA: ) (born 19 June 1941) is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic, including the period when the republics territory was part of federative Czechoslovakia. ... Mirek Topolánek (IPA: ) (born May 15, 1956 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is the current prime minister of Czech Republic, from Civic Democratic Party. ... The Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Parlament ÄŒeské republiky) is the legislative body of the Czech Republic. ... The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech: , usually referred to as Senát) is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. ... The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (in Czech Poslanecká snÄ›movna Parlamentu ÄŒeské republiky, abbr. ... Political parties in the Czech Republic lists political parties in this country. ... Elections in the Czech Republic gives information on election and election results in the Czech Republic. ... An election to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic took place on 2 June and 3 June 2006. ... The Czech Republic consists of 13 kraje (singular - kraj; usually translated as Regions with capital R) and one capital city (hlavní mÄ›sto), marked by a *: South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj) Central Bohemian Region (StÅ™edočeský kraj) Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj) Vysočina Region (Kraj... The Czech Republic is divided into seventy-three districts (okresy, sing. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and international organization of 27 member states. ... Until 1989, the foreign policy of Czechoslovakia had followed that of the Soviet Union. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... GUE-NGL logo The European United Left–Nordic Green Left is a socialist and communist political grouping within the European Parliament. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Alejo Vidal-Quadras Gérard Onesta Edward McMillan-Scott Mario Mauro Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Luigi Cocilovo Mechtild Rothe Luisa Morgantini Pierre Moscovici Manuel António... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...

It was formed in 1989 by the Extraordinary Congress of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia which decided to create a party for the territories of Bohemia and Moravia, the areas that were to become the Czech Republic. Previously it had followed the pattern of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, where there were distinct 'national' parties for regions inhabited by culturally and linguisitically distinct national minorities, but not for the dominant nationality. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa (KSČ) was a political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech RepublicCzechia. ... The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when the Bolsheviks became the Russian...

In 1990 the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia became a federation of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia and the Communist Party of Slovakia. Later, the Communist Party of Slovakia changed its name to the Party of the Democratic Left and the federation broke up in 1992. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Old party In the past, the Communist Party of Slovakia (Slovak: Komunistická strana Slovenska -- KSS) was a communist party in Slovakia. ... The Party of the Democratic Left (Slovak: Strana demokratickej ľavice) is a political party in Slovakia. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

After the party's second congress in 1992, several groups split away. The Party of the Democratic Left and The Party of the Left Bloc were the most important ones, and they eventually merged into the Party of Democratic Socialism. This party does some joint work with the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech: Strana demokratického socialismu) is a political party in the Czech Republic. ...

Another split was the formation of the Party of Czechoslovak Communists (later renamed the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia). However, the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia refuses to work with this group.

In June 2002, the CPBM received 18.5% of the vote for the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies. This made them the third largest party in Parliament, with 41 deputies. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In June 2004 the party came in second place in the European Parliament election in the Czech Republic, winning 6 of 24 seats. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ...

In June 2006 parliamentary elections the party scored 12.8%, coming in third and far behind the Social Democrats and sinking to 26 mandates. The leadership showed its disappointment with regard to the party's 2002 results. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

After a long-running battle with the Ministry of the Interior, the KSCM's youth section was dissolved, allegedly for endorsing in its program the replacement of private with collective ownership of the means of production. The decision has met with international protests.^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.agitprop.eu/ksmappeal.html

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Chamber of Deputies (2006):	Civic Democratic Party (81) - Czech Social Democratic Party (74) - Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (26) - Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (13) - Green Party (6)
Senate (2006/7):	Civic Democratic Party (41) - Czech Social Democratic Party (13) - Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (11 incl. 1 elected independent)
European Parliament(2004)	Civic Democratic Party (9) - Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (6) - SNK Union of Independents (3) - Czech Social Democratic Party (2) - Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (2)