The Communist party of the Netherlands (CPN, in DutchCommunistische Partij Nederland) was a communistparty of the Netherlands. It was founded in 1909 and ceased to exist in 1991 as it merged together with several other left-wing parties into GroenLinks, in 1992 some of the old members founded the New Communist Party of the Netherlands. It is the most successful communist party of the Dutch history electing MPs from before World War II until 1986. The CPN was a member of the Third International. Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GroenLinks (GL, GreenLeft) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... New Communist Party of the Netherlands (Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland) was founded in 1989 by a group of CPN-members who refused to join the GroenLinks (Green Left) together with the rest of the CPN. NCPN is mainly based in the Groningen province, where there is a strong communist tradition. ... The Conspiracy of Julius Civilis, completed in 1661 by Rembrandt, the best-known painter of the Dutch Golden Age. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Third International has two well-established meanings: For the unabridged dictionary, see Websters Third New International Dictionary. ...
The CPN analysed the exploitation of the working class as a consequence of capitalism. It fought against the monarchy, against nuclear weapons, for women rights, for Indonesian independence and for better working conditions. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Capitalism has been defined in various ways (see q:Capitalism). ... A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ...
History
1909 : The Social democrat Party (Sociaal-Democratische Partij) is born from the scission of the Labour Social Democrat Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij)
1919 : The party changes its name to Communist Party of Holland (Communistische Partij Holland)
1922 : The CPH gets its first seat in the Tweede Kamer (parliament).
1933 : The party changes its name to Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij van Nederland)
1933 : The CPN obtains 4 seats (out of 100) in the Tweede Kamer.
1946 : The CPN obtains 10.6 % at the parliamentary elections and 10 seats in the Parliament.
1956 : The communists' unpopularity grows in the Netherlands as a consequence of the Soviet move in Hungary.
1959 : The CPN gets it lowest result in the period 1945-1970 with only 2.4 % of the votes.
1968 : Europe-wide student protest, the CPN gains strength again.
1977 : The CPN falls back to 2 seats (out of 150).
1991 : The CPN merges with other left-wing parties into GroenLinks.
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Parties often espouse a certain ideology, but may also represent a coalition among disparate interests.
In parliamentary systems of government, most political parties have an elected leader who, if his or her party is elected by absolute majority, or with a relative majority within the coalition where tradition is thus, becomes head of government.
Communistparties often use a hammer, a sickle, or both.
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