Communist Party of Israel: Four scenarios for forming a new government and the position of the Joint List

President Herzog’s announcement on who’s getting the mandate to form a new government will be announced tomorrow (Sunday, November 8), and the new elected Knesset is due to be sworn in on next Tuesday (November 10) Four scenarios stand out.

An Eisenkot-led government. The Zionist “Change Bloc” parties have stated they will recommend Gadi Eisenkot. With the 19 seats on the Joint List and Ra’am Islamic party, he has 67 recommendations and would almost certainly receive the first mandate: 28 days to form a coalition, with a possible 14-day extension. 

European Communist Action: On the 109th anniversary of the October Revolution

Statement by the European Communist Action on the 109th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution: 

More than 100 years ago, a new chapter was opened in the history of mankind, marking the beginning of the era of the transition from capitalism to socialism. The door was opened, and for the first time, it was possible to see a future of hope and progress for the working people of the world,  in stark contrast to previous exploitative structures.

Communist Workers' Platform USA: Statement on the results of the 2026 midterm elections

In a statement concerning the results of the US midterm elections, the Central Committee of the Communist Workers' Platform USA (CWPUSA) points out:

“The democratic petty bourgeois want better wages and security for the workers, and hope to achieve this by an extension of state employment and by welfare measures; in short, they hope to bribe the workers with a more or less disguised form of alms and to break their revolutionary strength by temporarily rendering their situation tolerable" - Marx, Abstract from the Address of the Central Committee to the Communist League, London 1850

 

KSČM to maintain ties with Konečná despite her far-right alignment in the European Parliament

Kateřina Konečná, former chairwoman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) and a member of the European Parliament, has ended her 21-year membership in the party following the controversy over her decision to join the far-right, anti-communist Patriots for Europe parliamentary group. However, the KSČM leadership has announced that political cooperation with Konečná will continue, without issuing an official condemnation of her unacceptable alignment.

 

Trump declares “Anti-Communism Week” as millions of Americans struggle with poverty and homelessness

For the second consecutive year, US President Donald Trump has mobilized the machinery of state-sponsored anti-communism, proclaiming November 1–7 “Anti-Communism Week” in another preposterous attempt to demonize communist ideas and defend the capitalist system.

In a presidential proclamation signed on Election Day, Trump urged Americans to stand firm against threats to the “American way of life” and protect the flame of freedom from what he described as the “darkness of communism.”

 

Greece: Organized fascist assault on Communist Youth members sparks calls for mass mobilization

On the evening of Tuesday, 3 November, fascists carried out a murderous attack in a neighbourhood of Patras against a militant school student and member of KNE, whom they had been targeting and intimidating for days. 

 

They also attacked students, also members of KNE, who stood by her side to defend her.

 

Communist Party of Israel — Hadash: Strengthen the Jewish-Arab partnership against fascism

The Democrats Chairman Yair Golan met this morning (Tuesday, November 3) with Joint List Chairman Yousef Jabareen and Ta’al Chairman Ahmad Tibi, before the meeting of the “change bloc” leaders of the Zionist opposition took place 

Following its conclusion, Golan met with “Yashar” Chairman Gadi Eisenkot, “Beyachad” Chairman Naftali Bennett, and “Yisrael Beytenu” Chairman Avigdor Lieberman. 

Ukrainian communists denounce torture centers, accuse Zelensky regime of systematic repression

Ukrainian communist activist Mikhail Kononovich has denounced the existence of torture centers in Ukraine, accusing the government of Volodymyr Zelensky and the country's security services of systematically persecuting, abusing and terrorizing political prisoners.

In a video statement, Kononovich, one of the leaders of the Association of Political Prisoners of Ukraine and former leader of the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine (Komsomol), reacted to reports concerning a torture facility linked to the fascist Azov battalion in Borshchahivka, near Kyiv.

 

20th MECYO: Twenty communist youth organizations from across Europe to hold meeting in Athens

Athens will become a meeting point for young communists from across Europe on November 14–15, as the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) hosts the 20th Meeting of European Communist Youth Organisations (MECYO). 

 

Twenty organizations from 17 countries will participate, reaffirming their determination to strengthen the common struggle against imperialist wars, capitalist exploitation and the system that breeds them.

 

Communist Party of Mexico condemns El Salvador's military intervention in Haiti

The Communist Party of Mexico (PCM) has strongly condemned the decision of Bukele's government to expand El Salvador's military deployment in Haiti, denouncing the move as another act of imperialist interference against the Haitian people.

In a statement published on November 3, the PCM criticized plans to send an additional 2,000 Salvadoran troops, accompanied by armed helicopters and armored vehicles, to Haiti. 

 

Polish communists defy anti-communist persecution, honor their fallen comrades

In a country where communist ideology and symbols face legal persecution and repeated attempts have been made to outlaw their party, Polish communists refuse to retreat into silence. 

Openly honoring their revolutionary heritage, members and supporters of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) paid tribute to fallen comrades, anti-fascist fighters and Soviet soldiers on November 1, demonstrating political courage in the face of relentless anti-communist pressure.

Greece: Communists on the frontline against evictions, defending elderly people's homes

In Greece, workers, communists and trade unions are demonstrating that organized solidarity can stand in the way of banks, real estate funds and the capitalist machinery of evictions. In two separate cases within days, mass mobilizations  in Thessaloniki prevented elderly people from being thrown out of their homes, exposing the brutality of a system that places capitalist profits above human dignity.

Communist Party of the Netherlands condemns neo-Nazi vandalism at Leusden's Soviet War Cemetery

The Soviet War Cemetery in Leusden, the Netherlands, has once again been targeted by anti-communist vandals, in another despicable attack on the memory of those who suffered and died under Nazism. 

 

The latest desecration, which took place on October 31, follows a similar incident in July and has been strongly condemned by Dutch communists.

Slovakia: Anti-communist thugs desecrate Soviet marshal Ivan Konev’s monument

A newly erected monument to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev in eastern Slovakia has become the target of disgraceful anti-communist provocations and vandalism. 

 

The attacks, beginning with an action organized by the pro-EU, pro-NATO Democrats party, constitute an assault on the historical memory of the Red Army and its decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany.

 

Out of the EU, for a Socialist Austria!

Commentary published in Zeitung der Arbeit, Organ of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), on 1 November 2026 under the title "Raus aus der EU!":

 

By Lukas Haslwanter* 

Even a quarter of a century after the last World Savings Day of the schilling era, nostalgia for Austria’s former currency remains widespread, as sociologist Klaus Kraemer explained to Austria’s public broadcaster ORF on Saturday. 

Serbia: A whole list of monopolies and geopolitical rivalries behind the “Student List”

Article published in Rizospastis, Organ of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), on its weekend edition (31/10 - 1/11). Read below the translation: 

By Kostas Papadakis

The bourgeois political parties in Greece greeted the election results in Serbia and the victory of the so-called “Student List” in last Sunday's elections with enthusiastic praise. They spoke of a “historic result that overturned the political landscape,” making sure to draw parallels between Greece and Serbia. 

“We do not work for war”: Dockworkers in 113 ports across five continents join international strike

From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, from Australia to the Americas, dockworkers and seafarers joined an unprecedented international day of coordinated industrial action on Friday, October 30, declaring that ports must serve the needs of the people rather than become logistical bases for imperialist wars. 

According to trade unions involved in the mobilization, workers in 113 ports across 22 countries and five continents participated in strikes, work stoppages, demonstrations and solidarity actions under the common slogan: “We do not work for war!”

Brazilian Communist Parties react to Lula's electoral victory and Bolsonaro's flight to the U.S.

Brazil's communist parties have responded to the re-election of social-democrat Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the subsequent flight of defeated far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to the United States, warning that the electoral defeat of Bolsonarism does not eliminate the threat of reactionary forces, coup attempts and imperialist interference. 

In separate statements, the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) and the Brazilian Revolutionary Communist Party (PCBR) stressed the necessity of mass mobilization and independent working-class struggle, while offering distinct assessments of the post-election political situation.

Russia: Lenin monuments restored in Siberia and Moscow region

Two Lenin monuments have recently been restored in Russia, one in Siberia and another in the Moscow region, reflecting the enduring historical legacy of the leader of the October Socialist Revolution more than three decades after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

In Kedrovy, a settlement in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, a restored monument to Vladimir Lenin was unveiled on October 26, 2026. Originally erected in 1967, the monument was restored following a local initiative launched in 2024, supported by donations from residents and assistance from municipal and regional authorities.

 

Israel: Netanyahu's far-right camp seeks to discredit Arab vote, communist-backed Joint List warns

The communist-backed Joint List has strongly condemned what it describes as an organized campaign by Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right Likud party to undermine the results of Israel's parliamentary elections by questioning the legitimacy of Arab voters and their political representation.

In a statement published on October 29 by Al-Ittihad, the alliance in which the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) play a central role, accused Netanyahu's coalition of refusing to accept the unprecedented electoral mobilization of Arab citizens.

 

KKE condemns Greek government’s disgraceful abstention on UN vote against Cuba blockade

In a statement concerning the Greek government's disgraceful stance at the UN General Assembly on Cuba, the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) notes:

"The New Democracy (ND) government has once again found itself on the wrong side of history, as, for the first time in 33 years, Greece abstained from voting at the UN General Assembly on Cuba's resolution demanding an end to the imperialist blockade. 

 

Communist Party of the Workers of Spain demands accountability after deadly train collision in Toledo

The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) has expressed its grief over the deadly collision between two trains in Los Yébenes, Toledo, on Wednesday, October 28, which, according to the party's statement, has claimed 64 lives and left approximately 100 people injured.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the PCTE extended its condolences to the victims' families and expressed solidarity with the injured, railway workers, emergency personnel and local residents who participated in rescue operations.

 

Fox News' anti-communist paranoia reaches new heights over French student protests

In a remarkable display of anti-communist hysteria, Fox News, the American media outlet notorious for its enthusiastic support of Donald Trump, has apparently uncovered a sinister international conspiracy behind the mass student protests in France. Among the alleged culprits? The Communist Youth of Greece (KNE). 

 

Their shocking crime? Expressing solidarity with French students fighting for their rights!!

 

13 European Communist Youth organizations hail student protests, back dockworkers' strike

Thanassis Stavrakis / AP

Thirteen European Communist Youth organizations have issued a joint statement saluting the mobilizations of school students, university students and workers currently taking place in several European countries and expressing their solidarity with the worldwide dockworkers' mobilization on October 30.

The full text of the statement reads as follows: