Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece
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The Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Greece (Template:Langx, Marxistiko-Leninistiko Kommounistiko Komma Elladas, M-L KKE) is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party in Greece.
History
M-L KKE originates in the Organisation of Marxists–Leninists of Greece (OMLE) that split away from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in 1964, opposing Nikita Khrushchev's De-Stalinization and supporting Mao Zedong and his political beliefs in the Sino-Soviet split.<ref name="Vima1632012">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Enet25102014">Template:Cite news</ref> After Mao's death in 1976, OMLE split into two major factions: the M-L KKE and the rival Communist Party of Greece (Marxist–Leninist) (KKE M-L), as well as further smaller groupings. M-L KKE and KKE M-L have remained the two largest Maoist parties in Greece since.<ref name="Vima1632012"/><ref name="Enet25102014"/> Historically, M-L KKE has had a significant presence among teachers and education workers and is most active in West Macedonia, Alexandroupoli, Corfu, and Ikaria.<ref name="Vima1632012"/>
The group, which has published its own journal, Laikos Dromos, was led from its foundation by Isaac Jordanidis, who had been a functionary within the KKE.<ref name="Maoism">Robert Jackson Alexander, Maoism in the Developed World, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, p. 100</ref> Jordanidis was a strong supporter of the Three Worlds Theory, and the group took a Maoist line as a result.<ref name="Maoism"/> A delegation from the party travelled to Beijing in 1977 where they held a meeting with Li Xiannian.<ref name="Maoism"/>
In the 2000 legislative election, M-L KKE and A/synechia participated together, receiving 5,866 votes. In the legislative election of 2004, M-L KKE participated alone, receiving 4,846 votes. In the 2007 legislative election, M-L KKE received 8,088 votes (0.11%).
On 16 March 2012, spurred by the ongoing Greek financial crisis, M-L KKE and KKE M-L announced that they would jointly contest elections as part of the Popular Resistance – Left Anti-Imperialist Cooperation (Λαϊκή Αντίσταση – Αριστερή Αντιμπεριαλιστική Συνεργασία), distancing themselves both from the traditional Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the leftist Syriza coalition.<ref name="Vima1632012"/><ref name="Enet25102014"/>
Newspaper
M-L KKE publishes the Laikos Dromos (Λαϊκός Δρόμος, "People's Path") newspaper, founded in December 1967 as OMLE's newspaper.<ref name="Vima1632012"/><ref name="Enet25102014"/>
Election results
Hellenic Parliament
European Parliament
| European Parliament | ||||||||
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| Election | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | Rank | Leader | EP Group |
| 1994 | 9,639 | 0.15 | New | Template:Composition bar | New | 15th | Collective Leadership | − |
| 1999 | 16,782 | 0.26 | +0.11 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | 14th | ||
| 2004 | 21,220 | 0.35 | +0.09 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | 11th | ||
| 2009 | 13,138 | 0.26 | -0.09 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | 15th | ||
| 2014 | 10,771 | 0.19 | -0.05 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | 27th | ||
| 2019 | 12,231 | 0.22 | +0.03 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | 29th | ||
| 2024 | 6,836 | 0.17 | -0.05 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | 27th | ||