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{{Infobox political party
| name = Communist Party in Denmark
| name = Communist Party in Denmark
| native_name = Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark
| native_name = Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark
| logo = Communist_Party_in_Denmark.png
| colorcode = Red
| colorcode = Red
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| foundation = 1990
| chairperson = Rikke Carlsson
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| headquarters = Frederikssundsvej 82 2400 København NV
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| foundation = 1990
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| ideology = [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]
| dissolved = 2023
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| international = [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties|IMCWP]]<br>[[International Communist Seminar|ICS]] <small>(defunct)</small>
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| headquarters = Frederikssundsvej 82 2400 København NV
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| country = Denmark
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| ideology = [[Communism]]<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]
| membership = 160
| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
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| website = http://www.kommunisterne.dk/
| european = [[Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties|INITIATIVE]]
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| international = [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties|IMCWP]]<br>[[International Communist Seminar|ICS]]<small>(defunct)</small>
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| country = Denmark
| membership = 100<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nyheder|date=2019-12-18|title=Solidaritet - Danske kommunister opgiver at danne ét parti|url=https://solidaritet.dk/danske-kommunister-opgiver-at-danne-et-parti/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Solidaritet|language=da-DK}}</ref>
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| website = http://www.kommunisterne.dk/
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'''Communist Party in Denmark''' ({{Lang-da|Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark}}) was a [[communist party]] in [[Denmark]].
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'''Communist Party in Denmark''' ({{Lang-da|Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark}}) is a [[Communism|communist]] [[political party]] in [[Denmark]].


== History ==
KPiD was founded in 1990, as a split from the [[Communist Party of Denmark]] (DKP). The founders of KPiD opposed the DKP decision (with other political fractions) to start the [[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red–Green Alliance]] political party. KPiD can be seen as more ideologically orthodox than DKP.{{by whom?|date=March 2016}}
At the [[Communist Party of Denmark]] (DKP) [[party congress]] in 1990, the party chose to break from its historical ties to the [[Soviet Union]] and the former communist regimes in Eastern Europe. The founders of the KPID did not believe there was any reason for such a break or a change in policy. They also could not accept that the DKP formed electoral alliances with the [[Left Socialists]] (VS) and the [[Socialist Workers Party (Denmark)|Socialist Workers' Party]] (SAP). In 1989 these three parties formed the [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|Unity List]] (Enhedslisten). As a result, the founders of KPiD split from the DKP and organized themselves under the label 'Communist Forum,' but after three years, on November 7, 1993, they changed their name to the Communist Party in Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark 1990- |url=https://danmarkshistorien.dk/vis/materiale/kommunistisk-parti-i-danmark-1990 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=danmarkshistorien.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark (KPiD) |url=https://www.leksikon.org/art.php?n=1447 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=www.leksikon.org}}</ref>


=== Unity talks with DKP and KP ===
KPiD is one of four active [[communist parties]] in Denmark.
The KPiD was one of four active [[communist parties]] in Denmark. In the last few decades, various attempts of the [[Communist Party of Denmark|DKP]], the KPiD and the [[Communist Party (Denmark)|KP]] to form a unified communist party have failed. The last attempt failed in 2019. The main differences between the parties are on a personal, cultural and historical level. However the three parties differ little ideologically. The fourth communist party, the [[Workers' Communist Party (Denmark)|Workers' Communist Party]] (APK) refused to participate in the talks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyheder |date=2019-12-18 |title=Solidaritet - Danske kommunister opgiver at danne ét parti |url=https://solidaritet.dk/danske-kommunister-opgiver-at-danne-et-parti/ |access-date=2020-10-15 |website=Solidaritet |language=da-DK}}</ref>

These unity talks resumed after the [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|Unity List]] adopted several resolutions in which the party accepted Denmark's membership of [[NATO]] and the [[European Union|EU]], which is unacceptable to both the DKP and KPiD. The KPiD temporarily dropped it's demand that the DKP would prohibit dual membership with Unity List, in order for the merger to go ahead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hedegaard |first=Karen |date=2023-09-27 |title=Sammen og samlet efter 33 års adskillelse |url=https://kommunist.dk/sammen-og-samlet-efter-33-aars-adskillelse/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Kommunist |language=da-DK}}</ref> In september of 2023, KPiD merged (described by both parties as a 'reunion') with DKP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyheder |date=2023-09-03 |title=Solidaritet - DKP og KPiD genforenes |url=https://solidaritet.dk/dkp-og-kpid-genforenes/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Solidaritet |language=da-DK}}</ref>

=== Leadership ===
[[Betty Frydensbjerg Carlsson]] was the party leader from the party's founding until the party congress in May 2015, where she chose to step down. [[Arne Cheller]] was elected as the new leader. After being unanimously reelected to the national leadership at the 12th congress in 2018. However, chairman Arne Cheller and other members of the national leadership resigned from the party only a few days earlier. The reason behind the resignation was a conflict on the unification process between the KPiD and two other communist parties. Cheller and the others then joined the [[Communist Party (Denmark)|Communist Party]] (KP). [[Rikke Frydensbjerg Carlsson]] was subsequently elected as the new leader of the party.

The party published the monthly newspaper ''Kommunist.''


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Communist Party (Denmark)]] (KP)
* [[Communist Party (Denmark)|Communist Party]] (KP)
* [[Communist Party of Denmark]] (DKP)
* [[Communist Party of Denmark]] (DKP)
* [[Workers' Communist Party (Denmark)|Workers' Communist Party]] (APK)

== References ==
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{{European communist parties}}
{{European communist parties}}
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Not to be confused with Communist Party (Denmark).
Communist Party in Denmark
Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark
ChairpersonRikke Carlsson
Founded1990
Dissolved2023
HeadquartersFrederikssundsvej 82 2400 København NV
Membership100[1]
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Political positionFar-left
European affiliationINITIATIVE
International affiliationIMCWP
ICS(defunct)
Website
http://www.kommunisterne.dk/

Communist Party in Denmark (Danish: Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark) was a communist party in Denmark.

History[edit]

At the Communist Party of Denmark (DKP) party congress in 1990, the party chose to break from its historical ties to the Soviet Union and the former communist regimes in Eastern Europe. The founders of the KPID did not believe there was any reason for such a break or a change in policy. They also could not accept that the DKP formed electoral alliances with the Left Socialists (VS) and the Socialist Workers' Party (SAP). In 1989 these three parties formed the Unity List (Enhedslisten). As a result, the founders of KPiD split from the DKP and organized themselves under the label 'Communist Forum,' but after three years, on November 7, 1993, they changed their name to the Communist Party in Denmark.[2][3]

Unity talks with DKP and KP[edit]

The KPiD was one of four active communist parties in Denmark. In the last few decades, various attempts of the DKP, the KPiD and the KP to form a unified communist party have failed. The last attempt failed in 2019. The main differences between the parties are on a personal, cultural and historical level. However the three parties differ little ideologically. The fourth communist party, the Workers' Communist Party (APK) refused to participate in the talks.[4]

These unity talks resumed after the Unity List adopted several resolutions in which the party accepted Denmark's membership of NATO and the EU, which is unacceptable to both the DKP and KPiD. The KPiD temporarily dropped it's demand that the DKP would prohibit dual membership with Unity List, in order for the merger to go ahead.[5] In september of 2023, KPiD merged (described by both parties as a 'reunion') with DKP.[6]

Leadership[edit]

Betty Frydensbjerg Carlsson was the party leader from the party's founding until the party congress in May 2015, where she chose to step down. Arne Cheller was elected as the new leader. After being unanimously reelected to the national leadership at the 12th congress in 2018. However, chairman Arne Cheller and other members of the national leadership resigned from the party only a few days earlier. The reason behind the resignation was a conflict on the unification process between the KPiD and two other communist parties. Cheller and the others then joined the Communist Party (KP). Rikke Frydensbjerg Carlsson was subsequently elected as the new leader of the party.

The party published the monthly newspaper Kommunist.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nyheder (2019-12-18). "Solidaritet - Danske kommunister opgiver at danne ét parti". Solidaritet (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  2. ^ "Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark 1990-". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ "Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark (KPiD)". www.leksikon.org. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. ^ Nyheder (2019-12-18). "Solidaritet - Danske kommunister opgiver at danne ét parti". Solidaritet (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  5. ^ Hedegaard, Karen (2023-09-27). "Sammen og samlet efter 33 års adskillelse". Kommunist (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  6. ^ Nyheder (2023-09-03). "Solidaritet - DKP og KPiD genforenes". Solidaritet (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
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