Communist Party of Malta (Maltese: Partit Komunista Malti) is a communist party in Malta. PKM was founded in 1969 at a secret congress in the town of Gwardamangia, following the departure from the Malta Labour Party of a group of left-wing militants that had been active in the struggle for national independence.[1] Anthony Vassallo was the founding general secretary of the party.[1] The party first contested the national general elections of 1987 when it obtained 0.1% of first preference votes and no parliamentary seats.[2] Since then it has not stood for any other election whether at a European, national or local level.[3]
In the 1920s secret communist cells existed; however they have always been small in number. After the 1933 sedition trials[5] dockyard workers and intellectuals were imprisoned for the "crime" of possessing socialist literature. Progressive movements have faced large setbacks due to the sedition trials. Maltese communists militated either in the Partito Comunista Italiano (English: Italian Communist Party), in the Communist Party of Great Britain or worked undercover within the Malta Labour Party. Maltese Communists did not have their own party before the secret congress in the town of Gwardamangia in 1969.
Post-independence Activitiesedit
After George Borg Olivier's administration was defeated the PKM officially went into the open. The PKM organised protests and meetings as well as commemorations to Maltese Working class figures in support of emancipation such as Manwel Dimech. According to the US intelligence department by 1970 PKM's membership was around 100[6] members. The PKM also takes part in international seminars. It has positive relations with the Workers Party of Korea and a Juche study group called The Juche Philosophy and Songun Policy Study Group.[7]
The party has collaborated with the left-wing non-governmental organisation (NGO) Moviment Graffitti, who used to hold meetings at the Communist Party headquarters in Valletta. In 2016, the two groups published a joint statement appealing for a reformation of the neutrality clause in the Constitution of Malta to ban warships from all countries from docking in Maltese ports.[8]
Political organisation in the Post-Soviet Eraedit
PKM participates in Maltese politics by campaigning in joint-solidarity with international issues and talk about local issues.
^ abInternational Communist Affairs (1983). Yearbook on international communist affairs: 1983. Stanford, California: Hoover Institute Press. p. 458. ISBN9780817978617 – via Google books.
^. Archived from the original on 5 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
^"Maltese communist party makes a comeback". The Times of Malta. 15 March 2010.
^"The sedition case and George Bernard Shaw". Times of Malta. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^United States Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research (1973). World Strength of the Communist Party Organizations – via Google Books.
^. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^"No to harbouring of Military Vessels – Communist Party & Moviment Graffitti". Gozo.News. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^Schiavone, Michael J. (1992). Elezzjonijiet f'Malta 1849 - 1992 - Storja, Fatti, Ċifri [Elections in Malta 1849 - 1992, History, Facts, Figures] (in Maltese) (1st ed.). Pietà, Malta: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza (Independence Publications). p. 437.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Communist Party of Malta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Communist Party of Malta Maltese Partit Komunista Malti is a communist party in Malta PKM was founded in 1969 at a secret congress in the town of Gwardamangia following the departure from the Malta Labour Party of a group of left wing militants that had been active in the struggle for national independence 1 Anthony Vassallo was the founding general secretary of the party 1 The party first contested the national general elections of 1987 when it obtained 0 1 of first preference votes and no parliamentary seats 2 Since then it has not stood for any other election whether at a European national or local level 3 Communist Party of Malta Partit Komunista MaltiAbbreviationPKMGeneral SecretaryVictor DegiovanniFounderAnthony VassalloFounded1969 1969 Split fromMalta Labour PartyHeadquarters28 8 Vincenti Buildings Triq Id Dejqa VallettaNewspaperProletarjat 1977 1979 Zminijietna 1983 1989 Youth wingYoung Communist LeagueIdeologyCommunismMarxism LeninismPolitical positionFar leftEuropean affiliationINITIATIVEInternational affiliationIMCWPColorsRedSloganWorkers of the world unite Websitecommunistpartymalta wbr blogspot wbr com The current general secretary of the party is Victor Degiovanni who took over the post from Anthony Vassallo in 2004 4 Contents 1 Creation 2 Post independence Activities 3 Political organisation in the Post Soviet Era 4 Electoral performance 5 References 6 External linksCreation editIn the 1920s secret communist cells existed however they have always been small in number After the 1933 sedition trials 5 dockyard workers and intellectuals were imprisoned for the crime of possessing socialist literature Progressive movements have faced large setbacks due to the sedition trials Maltese communists militated either in the Partito Comunista Italiano English Italian Communist Party in the Communist Party of Great Britain or worked undercover within the Malta Labour Party Maltese Communists did not have their own party before the secret congress in the town of Gwardamangia in 1969 Post independence Activities editAfter George Borg Olivier s administration was defeated the PKM officially went into the open The PKM organised protests and meetings as well as commemorations to Maltese Working class figures in support of emancipation such as Manwel Dimech According to the US intelligence department by 1970 PKM s membership was around 100 6 members The PKM also takes part in international seminars It has positive relations with the Workers Party of Korea and a Juche study group called The Juche Philosophy and Songun Policy Study Group 7 The party has collaborated with the left wing non governmental organisation NGO Moviment Graffitti who used to hold meetings at the Communist Party headquarters in Valletta In 2016 the two groups published a joint statement appealing for a reformation of the neutrality clause in the Constitution of Malta to ban warships from all countries from docking in Maltese ports 8 Political organisation in the Post Soviet Era editPKM participates in Maltese politics by campaigning in joint solidarity with international issues and talk about local issues Electoral performance editElection Leader Seats contested Votes Seats Rank Status 1987 9 Anthony Vassallo 0 69 119 0 1 0 69 4th Extra parliamentaryReferences edit a b International Communist Affairs 1983 Yearbook on international communist affairs 1983 Stanford California Hoover Institute Press p 458 ISBN 9780817978617 via Google books Malta Minor Parties Archived from the original on 7 August 2007 Political Parties Acronyms Names and Election Years Archived from the original on 5 August 2007 Retrieved 7 August 2007 Maltese communist party makes a comeback The Times of Malta 15 March 2010 The sedition case and George Bernard Shaw Times of Malta Retrieved 13 August 2020 United States Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research 1973 World Strength of the Communist Party Organizations via Google Books Juche Philosophy Study Group Malta Archived from the original on 10 January 2023 Retrieved 8 February 2023 No to harbouring of Military Vessels Communist Party amp Moviment Graffitti Gozo News 30 March 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2023 Schiavone Michael J 1992 Elezzjonijiet f Malta 1849 1992 Storja Fatti Ċifri Elections in Malta 1849 1992 History Facts Figures in Maltese 1st ed Pieta Malta Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza Independence Publications p 437 External links editOfficial blog nbsp This article about a Communist party in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Maltese political party is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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