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| KKE event in Berlin |
"The outcome of the German elections was influenced by two crucial and mutually reinforcing factors: on the one hand, the intensification of international antagonisms that permeate the ruling class of Germany, fueling bourgeois forces that appear as ''Eurosceptics''; on the other hand, the disapproval of the government of the Social Democrats and Greens, who have burdened the German people with the burdens of recession and war involvement.
“Only the dumbest calves choose their own butchers" — Bertolt Brecht
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KPD: Thoughts on the federal election
On February 23, 2025, the
early federal election is approaching—a vote taking place in a time
of growing social dissatisfaction and political polarization. People
are increasingly and justifiably discontent with the current
political landscape. But what are the real alternatives? How can we
use our vote meaningfully, and what can we expect from the parties on
the ballot?
No vote for the parties of capital!
On 23 February, the Bundestag will be elected in Germany. Once again, the bourgeois media are talking about a ‘fateful election’. It is said to be about nothing less than saving ‘democracy’. The spectre of a strong AfD is being used to blackmail us into voting for the other parties of the capitalist system as a supposedly lesser evil.
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| KKE members and supporters in Berlin (Archive Photo) |
Below you can read major abstracts of the article, analyzing the political situation and responding to the question "What should we vote for"?
Once again, the February elections are being presented as the ‘most important’ ones—a narrative designed to obscure the lack of real choice for the working class. Not only German institutions and organisations, but also many who claim to represent the Turkish community in Germany are calling on people to vote together against the AfD and for democracy.
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| Photo: Matthias Rude / Jungewelt |
Therefore, we consider this congress to be our 1st Party Construction Congress (a name we adopted for the first two congresses, because they will establish the basic features of the party as such). As a result, we are giving up our previous name and are changing it to Kommunistische Partei (KP).
More than 200 years since the birth of the father of scientific socialism, candidates from the German Communist Party (DKP) are going to participate in the local city council elections that are due to take place in June 9, 2024.
Last week, the city's electoral committee confirmed that the DKP Trier had met all the requirements for running for election.
Luxemburg and Liebknecht were brutally murdered on January 15th, 1919 by paramilitary troops of the social democratic government and the German bourgeoisie shortly after the violent suppression of the Berlin workers' revolution.
"German lawmakers have put forth a resolution to raise awareness of the 1932-1933 famine that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians as a result of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's policies", reads a recent article on "Deutsche Welle".
Yesterday, August 27, a 2.1-meter aluminum statue of Karl Marx took its position next to Lenin's. Approximately 1,200 people gathered outside the MLPD headquarters to attend the event for the monument's presentation.
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| BMP-1 tank of the Greek Armed Forces. |