New Communist Party of the Netherlands Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland | |
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| Abbreviation | NCPN |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Merger of | Ex-CPN members VCN |
| Headquarters | Haarlemmerweg 177, Amsterdam |
| Newspaper | Manifest |
| Youth wing | Communist Youth Movement |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | ECA (2023–)[1] |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colours | Red |
| Fryske Marren Municipal Council | 1 / 31 |
| Website | |
| ncpn | |
The New Communist Party of the Netherlands (Dutch: Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland, NCPN) is a communist party in the Netherlands. The NCPN was founded in 1992 by the former members of the Communist Party of the Netherlands to oppose CPN's merger into the left-wing GroenLinks. These members have been known as "the Horizontals". Through the Stichting HOC (Foundation HOC), the NCPN releases the monthly newspaper Manifest.
The NCPN actively supports the socialist government of Cuba. The party opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is against Dutch military intervention through NATO or other military alliances. The party considers itself anti-capitalist, anti-fascist and anti-imperialist. It opposes both the active intervention of the EU and NATO in Ukraine but also the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It believes that a Leninist view of anti-imperialism is not choosing sides in a inter-imperialist conflict.[2]
The NCPN claims to work to preserve the heritage of the Dutch communist movement through commemoration of events like the February strike, holding that anti-communist laws in Europe and the normalisation of far-right ideas are erasing this legacy. The party also participates in the struggle against discrimination towards women and minorities with a migrant background, and is against homophobia and transphobia.[3]
Although the party only has limited electoral successes to date, it claims not to shun elections and instead purports to work with trade unions and other similar organisations to advance its agenda. According to a party report, "the NCPN participates in elections to the best of its ability" and views "bourgeois representative bodies" as platforms to promote its agenda.[4]
In 2003, the Communist Youth Movement (CJB) was founded as the NCPN's political youth organization. According to a statement from the NCPN after its 7th conference, the CJB contributed to a revival of the party in terms of membership and lowered the average age of its members.[5]
- ^ "European Communist Action's Founding Declaration". 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Political decision. 7th Congress" (PDF). ncpn.nl. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ That the root causes of discrimination against women, against people from migrant backgrounds, against people with non-heterosexual orientation, against intersex and transgender people and against other minorities can be removed. This is the society for which the NCPN, together with the CJB, and as part of the international communist movement, is fighting." 7th Congress NCPN – Political Decision (English), Page 39
- ^ "Party building. 7th Congress" (PDF). ncpn.nl. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "7th Congress completed: Militant and united for socialism! | New Communist Party of the Netherlands". 8 June 2022.