United Communist Party (Netherlands)
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Verenigde Communistische Partij (United Communist Party) is a small communist splinter party in the Netherlands
. VCP was broke away from the NCPN in 1999. VCP is mainly based in Scheemda
.
The VCP broke away from the NCPN because of dissatisfaction with the centralistic command structure of the party, as well as disagreement about whether or not the party should follow a policy of compromise within the city council of Reiderland
, in which the NCPN was then represented.
In the 2006 elections VCP got 707 votes in Scheemda (10%), but lost one of their two seats.
In 2009 the VCP won 1138 votes (8.5%) and two seats in the new municipality of Oldambt
.
Politically, the VCP is a straightforward Communist party and sees a communist society as its ultimate goal and Socialism
only as a stage towards it, with the class struggle
as the method to reach this goal. The party is organised along democratic centralist
lines.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. VCP was broke away from the NCPN in 1999. VCP is mainly based in Scheemda
Scheemda
Scheemda is a former municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Since January 1, 2010 it forms a part of Oldambt.- Population centres :Heiligerlee, Midwolda, Nieuw-Scheemda, Nieuwolda, Oostwold, Scheemda, 't Waar and Westerlee....
.
The VCP broke away from the NCPN because of dissatisfaction with the centralistic command structure of the party, as well as disagreement about whether or not the party should follow a policy of compromise within the city council of Reiderland
Reiderland
Reiderland is a former municipality in the province Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands, which was founded in 1990 during a large municipal reorganization. The former municipalities Finsterwolde and Bad Nieuweschans were abolished and added to Beerta. In 1992, the new municipality was given...
, in which the NCPN was then represented.
In the 2006 elections VCP got 707 votes in Scheemda (10%), but lost one of their two seats.
In 2009 the VCP won 1138 votes (8.5%) and two seats in the new municipality of Oldambt
Oldambt
Oldambt is a municipality in the Dutch province of Groningen formed on January 1, 2010, by a fusion of the municipalities Reiderland, Scheemda and Winschoten....
.
Politically, the VCP is a straightforward Communist party and sees a communist society as its ultimate goal and Socialism
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
only as a stage towards it, with the class struggle
Class struggle
Class struggle is the active expression of a class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote "The [written] history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle"....
as the method to reach this goal. The party is organised along democratic centralist
Democratic centralism
Democratic centralism is the name given to the principles of internal organization used by Leninist political parties, and the term is sometimes used as a synonym for any Leninist policy inside a political party...
lines.