German Communist Party

Background

In 1918, the Communist Party of Germany (KKE) was created on the basis of the left wing of the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany ( Spartak Union ). In 1933, the KKE was banned. Re-permitted in 1945, but again prohibited in West Germany in 1956. In East Germany, the KKE merged with the Left Social Democrats into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), but in 1990 its Leninist wing split off from the SED and formed the new Communist Party of Germany.

Creation

The GKP was founded in 1968 in West Germany after negotiations with the Minister of Justice, Social Democrat Gustav Heinemann . The possibilities of its registration were facilitated by the detente and the coming to power of the “big coalition” in Germany in 1966. The party’s honorary chairman was Max Reimann, the former chairman of the KPG banned in 1956. The PCG considers itself a successor to the traditions of the KKE (the Constitutional Court’s verdict prohibiting it is forbidden to found a successor party to the KKE).

Current status

In the elections to the Bundestag, the party did not receive more than 0.3% of the vote. In the landtags was also not represented. At the municipal level, has a number of deputies, the main strongholds of the GKP - the cities of North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse and Lower Saxony . In 2005, members of the GKP participated in parliamentary elections under the flag of the Left Party .

A related party was the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin - a separate party, because the SEPZB and the GKP did not agree with the prevailing opinion in West Germany and West Berlin that West Berlin belonged to Germany.

The SCE consists of land organizations ( landesorganization ), land organizations from district organizations ( kreisorganization ), district organizations from local organizations ( ortsorganization ) and organizations in urban districts ( stadtteilorganization ), local organizations from primary organizations ( grundorganization ) or groups ( gruppe ).

The supreme body is the congress ( Parteitag ), between congresses - the party conference ( Parteikonferenz ), between party conferences - the party board ( Parteivorstand ), the executive body - the secretariat of the party board ( Sekretariat des Parteivorstandes ), the highest official - the party chairman ( Parteivorsitzender ), the highest the control body is the Central Arbitration Commission ( Zentrale schiedskommission ), the supreme audit body is the Central Audit Commission ( Zentrale revisionskommission ).

Land organizations

Land organizations correspond to land. In some lands, may be replaced by coordination councils ( koordinierungsrat )

The highest body of land associations is the land conference ( landesdelegiertenkonferenz ), between land conferences is the land board ( landesvorstand ), the executive body of the land organization is the secretariat of the land board ( sekretariat des landesvorstandes ), the highest official of the land association is the land chairman ( landesvorsitzender ), the control Associations - Land Arbitration Commission ( landesschiedskommission ).

District organizations

District organizations correspond to districts, non-district cities and urban districts of Berlin and Hamburg.

The supreme body of the district organization is the district conference ( kreisdelegiertenkonferenz ), in fact, in many district organizations they have been replaced by district general meetings ( kreismitgliederversammlung ), between district conferences - the district board ( kreisvorstand ), the highest official of the local organization is the district chairman ( kreisvorsitzender ), the executive body - Secretariat of the district government ( sekretariat des kreisvorstandes ), the control body of the district association is the district arbitration commission ( kreisschiedskommission ).

Local organizations

Local organizations correspond to cities, communities, urban districts, and parts of Berlin and Hamburg places. In fact, most local organizations are replaced by local groups ( ortsgrupppe ), small organizations in urban districts are replaced by housing groups, and they exist almost exclusively in large regional organizations.

The supreme body of a local organization is a local conference, between general meetings - local government ( ortsvorstand ), the highest official of a local organization is a local chairman ( ortsvorsitzender ).

Primary organizations

Primary organizations are of three types: at the place of work - production groups ( betriebsgruppe ), at the place of residence - the housing group ( wohngebietsgruppe ) and at the place of study - the training group ( hochschulgruppen ). In fact, only local organizations are divided into primary organizations.

Production organizations correspond to enterprises and institutions. The production organizations are allocated to all the members of the civil utility committee working in any enterprise or institution - that is, the majority of party members.

Housing organizations correspond to parts of places. The housing organizations are allocated exclusively to the self-employed in the party, the creative intelligentsia and farmers.

Educational organizations correspond to universities, higher schools and special schools. For educational organizations, only students and students of special schools who are members of the Civil Protection Committee are allocated.

The highest organ of the primary organization is the general meeting ( hauptversammlung ), between the general meetings is the group board ( gruppenvorstand ), the highest official of the primary organization is the chairman ( vorsitzender ).

Youth organizations

The party's youth organization is the German Socialist Workers' Youth ( Sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterjugend , SDAJ , NSRM ). NSRM consists of land organizations, land organizations from district organizations, district organizations from groups. Until the beginning of the 1990s, there was also a children's organization at the GKP - “Young Pioneers” ( Jungen Pioniere ).

The supreme body is the federal congress ( bundeskongress ), between federal congresses - the federal conference ( bundeskonferenz ), between federal conferences - the federal government ( bundesvorstand ), the highest official - the federal chairman ( bundesvorsitzender ), and the highest control body - the federal arbitration commission ( bundesschiedskommission .

Land organizations NSRM

The land organizations of the NSRM correspond to the lands. In some lands, replaced by land committees ( landesausschuss ), elected by general meetings of local groups.

The highest organ of the land organization is the land conference ( Landeskonferenz ), in fact, in many land organizations they have been replaced by land general meetings ( landesmitgliederversammlung ), between land conferences - the land board ( Landesvorstand ), the highest official - the land chairman ( landesvorsitzender ).

District organizations NSRM

The regional organizations of the NSRM correspond to the districts, non-district cities, urban districts of Berlin and Hamburg. In fact, only large land organizations of the NSRM are divided into regional organizations.

The supreme body of the district organization is the district conference ( Kreiskonferenz ), in fact, in many district organizations they are replaced by district general meetings ( kreismitgliederversammlung ), between district conferences - the district board ( Kreisvorstand ), the highest official is the district chairman ( kreisvorsitzender ).

NSRM groups

In fact, extremely small in number.

The highest body of the group is the general meeting ( Gruppenvollversammlung ), between the general meetings - the board of the group ( Gruppenvorstand ), the highest official is the chairman of the group ( gruppenvorsitzender ).

• Hannes Wader
• Dieter Bohlen

• 1969-1973 - Kurt Bachmann
• 1973-1990 - Herbert Mies
• 1990—2010 - Heinz Shter
• 2010—2013 Bettina Jurgensen
• since 2013 Patrick Koebele

• Communist Party of Germany
• Communist Party of Germany (1948)
• Socialist United Party of Germany
• Socialist United Party of West Berlin

• GKP official website (German)
• GKP Charter
• NSRM website
• Charter of the NSRM
• Meinhof W. M. Social Democracy and the GKP ( Konkret No. 15, 1968)
• Bundesverfassungsgericht 23 Oktober 1952 Urteilstext http://www.im.nrw.de/sch/doks/vs/KPD-Urteil.pdf (link not available)