German Communist Party

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German Communist Party Deutsche Kommunistische Partei
Leader	Patrik Köbele
Founded	25 September 1968; 56 years ago (1968-09-25)
Preceded by	Communist Party of Germany
Headquarters	Hoffnungstraße 18, 45127 Essen
Newspaper	Unsere Zeit
Youth wing	Socialist German Workers Youth
Membership (2021)	2,850[1]
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism
Political position	Far-left
Regional affiliation	Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1968–1989)[citation needed]
European affiliation	European Anti-Capitalist Left
International affiliation	IMCWP
Colors	Red
Bundestag	0 / 735
European Parliament	0 / 96
Website
www.dkp.de
Politics of Germany Political parties Elections

The German Communist Party (German: Deutsche Kommunistische Partei, DKP) is a communist party in Germany.^[2] The DKP supports far-left positions and was an observer member of the European Left before leaving in February 2016.^[3][4]