The Communist Party of Greece (Marxist–Leninist) (, Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (marxistiko-leninistiko), KKE (m-l)) is a Maoist communist political party in Greece.

History KKE (m-l) was founded in November 1976 by the majority of the Organisation of Marxists-Leninists of Greece (OMLE), itself a splinter group of the Communist Party of Greece since 1964. The minority became the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Greece (M-L KKE). Despite further subsequent splits and the creation of smaller groupings, the two parties, KKE (m-l) and M-L KKE, have remained the major representatives of Maoism in Greece to this day. The student wing of KKE (m-l) was the Progressive All-Student Unionist Camp (PPSP), which was "less popular [than the mainstream organisations], but still important" at Greek universities at the time.Papadogiannis, Nikolaos. "From Coherence to Fragments: ‘1968’ and the Making of Youth Politicisation in Greece in the 1970s ", Historein, A Review of the Past and Other Stories, vol. 9, 2009, p. 80

In October 1977, on the eve of the first death anniversary of Mao Zedong, KKE(m-l) co-signed a declaration with the Communist Party of Germany/Marxists–Leninists, Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist), Communist Party of Italy (Marxist–Leninist) and the Portuguese Communist Party (Reconstructed). The declaration, which was published on the front page of the Albanian daily Zëri i Popullit, rejected the Three Worlds Theory.Revolutionary Democracy. Joint Statement of The Communist Party of Germany (M-L), The Communist Party of Spain (M-L), The Communist Party of Greece (M-L), The Communist Party of Italy (M-L) and the Portuguese Communist Party (Reconstructed)

KKE (m-l) experienced a crisis in 1982 when the majority of its members left the party. This crisis was caused as a result of both international (death of Mao Zedong, the restoration of capitalism in China, etc.) and national events (government of PASOK, etc.). So the members that fighter that crisis created the new KKE (m-l)

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. KKE(m-l) and MLKKE contested the May 2012 legislative election under the slogan "Down with the Memorandum of Enslavement- The People don't owe anyone anything" and fielded 186 candidates across the country.naftemporiki.gr. ΚΚΕ (μλ) - ΜΛ ΚΚΕ: Με 186 υποψηφίους στις εκλογές

Historically, KKE (m-l) has been most active and has supporters in Ioannina, Thessaloniki, and Northern Greece in general, in Crete, and the Aegean islands of Lesbos and Samos.

Election results Hellenic Parliament Election Hellenic Parliament Rank Government Leader Votes % ±pp Seats won +/− Jun 1989 3,350 0.05% New New 18th Collective leadership Nov 1989 3,188 0.05% ±0.00 0 12th 1990 2,590 0.04% –0.01 0 22nd 1993 8,160 0.12% +0.08 0 10th 1996 10,416 0.15% +0.03 0 12th 2000 7,325 0.11% –0.04 0 12th 2004 10,864 0.15% +0.04 0 9th 2007 17,555 0.25% +0.10 0 9th 2009 10,480 0.15% –0.10 0 13th May 2012 16,010 0.25% +0.10 0 21st Jun 2012 7,952 0.12% –0.13 0 17th Jan 2015 7,999 0.13% +0.01 0 14th Sep 2015 8,873 0.16% +0.03 0 15th 2019 7,760 0.14% –0.02 0 15th May 2023 12,773 0.22% +0.08 0 22nd Jun 2023 9,447 0.18% –0.04 0 19th

Newspaper

KKE (m-l) publishes the biweekly newspaper, Proletariaki Simaia (Προλεταριακή Σημαία, "Proletarian Flag"), founded in early 1967 as one of the newspapers of OMLE.

See also List of anti-revisionist groups

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