Party of Italian Communists

The Party of Italian Communists (Italian: Partito dei Comunisti Italiani, also translated into English as 'Italian Communists' Party') is a political party in Italy. It was founded in 1998 as a split from the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC) by Armando Cossutta, the original leader of the PRC. The current party leader is Oliviero Diliberto.

Related Topics:
Italian - Political party - Italy - 1998 - Communist Refoundation Party - Armando Cossutta - Oliviero Diliberto

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The main reason for the split was the unwillingness of a part of the Communist Refoundation Party to participate in the operation that toppled the government of Romano Prodi. Fausto Bertinotti had kept the party in alliance with the Olive tree coalition for two years, but was leaving because of disagreement over social policy. Leaving would have left the government without a majority in the lower house of the parliament. The issue was hotly debated in the party, and in the end a few votes, coming from the trotskyist faction, finally decided. Reportedly, the leader of the trotskyist faction said he had "dreamed all life about making a government fall".

Related Topics:
Romano Prodi - Fausto Bertinotti - Trotskyist

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Members of the Party of Italian Communists in the European Parliament still sit in the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group with their erstwhile PRC comrades.

Related Topics:
European Parliament - European United Left - Nordic Green Left

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