Communist Party of Greece

The Communist Party of Greece (, KKE) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Greece. It was founded in 1918 as the '''Socialist Workers' Party of Greece (SEKE''') and adopted its current name in November 1924. It is the oldest political party in modern Greek politics.

The party was banned in 1936, but played a significant role in the Greek resistance and the Greek Civil War, and its membership peaked in the mid-1940s. Legalization of the KKE was restored following the fall of the Greek Junta in 1974. The party has achieved appointing MPs in all elections since its restoration in 1974, and took part in a coalition government in 1989 when it got more than 13% of the vote. Ever since the 13th Congress of the KKE in 1991, the party has rejected "participation in and support of bourgeois governments", claiming the restoration of its revolutionary characteristics and denouncing the coalition government of 1989.

The KKE participates in the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) and the European Communist Action (ECA).

The KKE describes itself as a revolutionary party that wants to build a socialist-communist society through the dictatorship of the proletariat. In addition to being a communist party, it has also been described as Stalinist, nationalist or left-wing nationalist, economic nationalist, socially conservative, culturally conservative, and anti-imperialist. Provided by Wikipedia