Communist Party of Belgium (1989) explained

Communist Party of Belgium
Native Name:Parti Communiste de Belgique
Leader1 Title:General Secretary
Leader1 Name:Arne Baillière
Ideology:Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Hard Euroscepticism
Position:Far-left
International:IMCWP
World Anti-Imperialist Platform[1]
Colours:Red
Newspaper:Le Drapeau Rouge
Mouvements
Headquarters:4 rue Rouppe Bruxelles Belgique 1000
Country:Belgium

The Communist Party of Belgium (French: Parti Communiste de Belgique, or PCB; Dutch; Flemish: Communistische Partij van België) is a communist party in Belgium. It was founded in Wallonia in 1989 as the Communist Party of Wallonia after the Communist Party of Belgium was bifurcated along linguistic lines, and refounded as the PCB following the extinction of its counterpart in Flanders. Pierre Beauvois was the General Secretary of the party to 2006.[2]

PC publishes Le Drapeau Rouge and Mouvements. It was part of the Party of the European Left until July 2018.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists. World Anti-Imperialist Platform. 14 October 2022. 29 November 2023.
  2. News: Divorce entre le Parti communiste et Pierre Beauvois. La Libre Belgique. May 7, 2023.
  3. Web site: Pourquoi le PCB a quitté le Parti de la Gauche Européenne (PGE). www.particommuniste.be. May 7, 2023.