Communist Initiative Explained

Communist Initiative
Native Name:German: Kommunistische Initiative
Colorcode:Red
Leader:Otto Bruckner
Foundation:2004; 16 years ago
Ideology:Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Headquarters:Rankgasse 2/5
A-1160 Vienna
Country:Austria
Position:Left-wing
Colours:Red

The Communist Initiative (German: Kommunistische Initiative) was an orthodox Marxist-Leninist organisation in Austria. It was founded in 2004 as a faction of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ). It left the party in 2005. It was a candidate in the parliamentary elections in 2008 as a part of the alliance "The Left". At the elections of the Chamber of Labor in Vienna, it was a candidate in an alliance with the ATIGF (Austrian section of the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist) as "KOMintern" and got 0.7% and one seat. In 2013 the Communist Initiative disbanded and the Party of Labour of Austria was founded.

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