Leftist Parties of Germany

PARTY			PERIODICALS	CONTACT	IDEOL.	INTERNAT.	ELECTION Parl. '05	OTHER
Against the Current, Organisation for the Revolutionary Communist Party	Gegen die Strömung, Organisation für den Aufbau der Revolutionären Komunistischen Partei		Gegen die Strömung	e-mail	mao.		no. part.	f. 1971
Alliance 90 / The Greens	Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen		Schrägstrich	e-mail	green	EFGP	8.12%	f. 1980
Analysis and Criticism	analyse und kritik	ak	analyse und kritik	e-mail	rad. left.		no part.	ex-majority of Communist League (KB, dissolved in 1991)
Anarchist Group / Council Communists	Anarchistische Gruppe / Rätekommunisten				anar.		no part.
Anti-capitalist Network	Antikapitalistisches Netzwerk			e-mail	tro.		no part.	f. 2001 as split from Linksruck
Association against Reaction, War and Fascism (People's Front)	Arbeitsgemeinschaft gegen Reaktion, Faschismus und Krieg (Volksfront)	VF	Antifaschistische Nachrichten		rad. left.		no part.	f. 1979
Association for Solidarity Perspectives	Verein für solidarische Perspektiven	VsP	Sozialistische Zeitung	e-mail	rad. left.	current in USFI	supported Die Linke	f. 1986 of pro-Albanian KPD and trotskyist GIM
Bahamas	Bahamas		Bahamas	e-mail	rad. left.		no part.	journal of ex-Gruppe K (minority of KB)
Bolshevik Initiative Germany	Bolschewistische Initiative Deutschland		Trotz Alledem	e-mail	stal.		no part.
Class against Class	Klasse gegen Klasse				rad. left.		no part.
Collective in Communist Movement	Kollektiv in kommunistischer Bewegung	Kolinko		e-mail	left. com.		no part.
Communist Debate	Kommunistische Debatte			e-mail	rad. left.		no part.	origin in Communist Groups (New Main Site Theory) f. in 1979
Communist League of Germany	Kommunistische Liga Deutschlands	KLD		e-mail	tro.		no part.
Communist Organization for the Fourth International	Kommunistische Organisation für die Vierte Internationale	KOFI		e-mail	tro.	COFI	no part.
Communist Party of Germany [Red Flag]	Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands [Rote Fahne]	KPD	Rote Fahne, Trotz Alledem	e-mail	stal.	NCI, ICS	no part.	f. 1990
Communist Party of Germany [Red Morning]	Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands [Roter Morgen]	KPD	Roter Morgen	e-mail	stal.	ex-Alb., ICMLPO[H]	no part.	f. 1986 as splinter from pro-Albanian KPD
Communist Party of Germany/Marxists-Leninists [Red Morning]	Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands/Marxisten-Leninisten [Roter Morgen]	KPD/ML[RM]	Roter Morgen, Der Weg der Partei	e-mail	stal.	CIML	no part.	f. 1995 as split from KPD/ML[RS], led by Wolfgang Eggers
Communist Party of Germany/Marxists-Leninists []Red Star]	Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands/Marxisten-Leninisten [Roter Stern]	KPD/ML[RS]	Roter Stern		stal.		no part.	f. 1986 as split from pro-Albanian KPD
Communist Party of Germany/Marxists-Leninists	Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands/Marxisten-Leninisten	KPD/ML			mao.	MIM	no part.	f. 2002 as split from RK
Communist Workers Newspaper Group	Gruppe Kommunistische Arbeiterzeitung		Kommunistische Arbeiterzeitung (KAZ)	e-mail	ex-mao.	ICS	no part.	f. 1990 as split from AB as AB(KAZ)
Crisis	Krisis	Krisis		e-mail	rad. left.			f. 1986
Dismantling Group	gruppe demontage			e-mail	rad. left.		no part.	f. 1995 as split from Gruppe K
Ecological Left	Ökologische Linke	ÖKOLI	ÖkoLinX	Fax: +49-69-557680	rad. left.		no part.	f. 1991 as split from Green Party
Exit	Exit		Exit	e-mail	rad. left.		no part.	split from Crisis in 2004, led by Robert Kurz
Federation of German Speaking Anarchists	Föderation deutschsprachiger AnarchistInnen	FdA		e-mail	anar.	IAF	no part.	f. 1989
Federation of Non-Violent Action Groups	Föderation Gewaltfreier Aktionsgruppen	FöGA	Graswurzelrevolution	e-mail	anar.	War Resisters International	no part.	f. 1980
Feminist Party - The Women	Feministische Partei - Die Frauen			e-mail	feminist		0.058%	f. 1995
For a leftist Current	Für eine linke Strömung	FelS	Arranca!	e-mail	rad. left.		supported Die Linke	f. 1991
Free Workers' Union	Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union	FAU/IAA	Direkte Aktion	e-mail	anar. syn.	AIT	no part.	f. 1976
Free Workers' Union (Council Communists)	Freie ArbeiterInnen Union (Rätekommunisten)	FAU/R	Alles wird gut		anar. com.		no part.	f. 1983 as split from FAU
Free Workers' Union/Anarchist Party	Freie Arbeiter Union/Anarchistische Partei	FAU/AP	Fanal		anar. stal.		no part.	f. 1983
German Communist Party	Deutsche Kommunistische Partei	DKP	Unsere Zeit, Marxistische Blätter	e-mail	com.	ex-WMR	on lists of Die Linke	f. 1968 as successor of Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
Group of International Socialists	Gruppe Internationaler SozialistInnen	GIS	Sozialismus oder Barbarei	e-mail	left. com.	close to IBRP	no part.	f. 1999 as split from Linksruck
Group of Socialist Unionists	Gruppe Sozialistischer Gewerkschafter	GSG			tro.		no part.	f. 2001
Humanist Party	Humanistische Partei	HP	Der Humanist	e-mail		IH	np part.
Industrial Workers of the World		IWW		e-mail	anar. syn.		no part.
International Bolshevik Tendency (Spartacus Group)	Internationale Bolschewistische Tendenz (Gruppe Spartakus)		Bolschewik	e-mail	tro.	IBT	no part.	f. 1983 as 4th International Group
International Communist Current	Internationale Kommunistische Strömung	IKS	Weltrevolution		left. com.	ICC	no part.	f. 1978
International Socialist Left	Internationale Sozialistische Linke	ISL	Inprekorr	e-mail	tro.	USFI	supported Die Linke	f. 2001 by Trotskyist faction of VSP
International Socialist Workers' Organization	Internationale Sozialistische Arbeiterorganisation	ISA			tro.	SIQI	no part.	f. 1972; works trough Soziale Politik & Demokratie
International Socialists	Internationale Sozialisten		Klassenkampf, Linke Opposition	e-mail	tro.	close to IS	no part.	f. 1995 as split from ISO
Internationalist Socialist Organization	Internationalistisch Sozialistische Organisation	ISO	Linke Offensive	e-mail	tro.	close to IS	no part.	split from SAG (see Linksruck) in 1994
Labour and Social Justice - The Electoral Alternative	rbeit & soziale Gerechtigkeit - Die Wahlalternative	WASG		e-mail	left. soc.		on lists of Die Linke	f. 2004 mainly as split from SPD
League for the Fourth International					tro.	LFI	no part.
League of Communists of Germany	Bund der Kommunisten Deutschlands	BKD			stal.		no part.	f. 1996 as split from KPD[Rote Fahne]
League of International Communists	Bund Internationaler Kommunisten	BIK			ex-tro.	ILC	no part.
Left Communism Initiative	Initiative Linkskommunismus	Ini Lk	Initiative Linkskommunismus - Debatte	e-mail	left. com.		no part.	f. 2002 as split from GIS
The Left Party	Die Linkspartei	Die Linke	Disput, Pressedienst, Newsletter	e-mail	left. soc.	NELF, EL	8.71%	f. 1989 by Socialist Unity Party (SED)
Communist Platform of the PDS	Kommunistische Plattform der PDS	KPF	Mitteilungen der Kommunistischen Plattform	e-mail	com.			f. 1990
Forum Democratic Socialism	Forum Demokratischer Sozialismus			e-mail	left. soc.			f. 2002 as Forum 2nd Renewal
Forum of Communist Working Groups	Forum kommunistischer Arbeitsgemeinschaften		Ergebnisse und Materialien	e-mail	rad. left.			until 1993 League of West German Communists (BWK)
Marxist Forum	Marxistisches Forum			e-mail	com.			f. 1995
Network Reform Left	Netzwerk Reformlinke			e-mail	left. soc.			f. 2003
Socialist Dialogue / Gera Dialogue	Sozialistischer Dialog / Geraer Dialog		Bulletin	e-mail	rad. left.			f. 2002 as Dialogue of Gera
Left Shift	Linksruck		Linksruck, Sozialismus von unten	e-mail	tro.	IS	on lists of Die Linke	f. 1993 by Socialist Workers' Group (SAG)
Left Turn Group	Gruppe Linkswende		Novo	Fax: +49-69-747266	tro.		no part.
Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany	Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Deutschlands	MLPD	Rote Fahne, Revolutionärer Weg	e-mail	mao.	ICMLPO[M]	0.096%	f. 1982 by Communist Workers' League of Germany (KABD)
Mole - Revolutionary Socialists	Maulwurf - Revolutionäre SozialistInnen		Maulwurf	e-mail	tro.	ex-ILCC	no part.
New Forum	Neues Forum		Bulletin	e-mail	alternativ		no part.	f. 1989
New Unity Group	Gruppe Neue Einheit		Neue Einheit	e-mail	mao.		no part.	f. 1970 as KPD/ML(Neue Einheit)
Opposing Standpoint	Gegenstandpunkt		Gegenstandpunkt	e-mail	rad. left.		no part.	successor of the Marxist Group (MG) dissolved in 1991
Organization for the build-up of a communist workers party of Germany	Organisation für den Aufbau einer kommunistischen Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands		Arbeit Zukunft	e-mail	stal.		no part.	f. 2003
Our Word	Unser Wort		Unser Wort	e-mail	tro.	MRFI, ITO	no part.	f. 2000
Party for Social Equality	Partei für Soziale Gleichheit	PSG	Gleichheit	e-mail	tro.	ICFI	0.033%	f. 1971 as League of Socialist Workers (BSA)
Red Action	Rote Aktion				rad. left.		no part.
Red Fox	RotFuchs		RotFuchs	e-mail	stal.		no part.	f. 2001 as split from DKP
Red October - Organization for the Build-up of the Communist Party in Germany	Roter Oktober - Organisation zum Aufbau der Kommunistischen Partei in Deutschland)		Roter Oktober, Der Weg zur Partei	e-mail	stal.		no part.	f. 2002, split from KPD[Roter Morgen]
Revolutionary Communist Party (FRG)	Revolutionäre Kommunistische Partei (BRD)	RKP	Aufstand!	e-mail	mao.	close to RIM	no part.	f. 2003
Revolutionary Socialist League	Revolutionär Sozialistischer Bund	RSB	Avanti - die internationale, Inprekorr	e-mail	tro.	USFI	no part.	f. 1994
Social Democratic Party of Germany	Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	SPD	Vorwärts	e-mail	soc. dem.	SI	34.25%	f. 1875
Forum Democratic Left 21	Forum Demokratische Linke 21)	DL-21	SPW	e-mail	left. soc.			f. 2000
Social Politics & Democracy	Soziale Politik & Demokratie		Soziale Politik & Demokratie	e-mail	tro.	ILCWI	supp. SPD	influenced by ISA
Socialist Action/AKP	Sozialistische Aktion/AKP				tro.	ITC	no part.	f. as Working Circle Communist Politics (AKP)
Socialist Alternative	Sozialistische Alternative	SAV	Solidarität - Sozialistische Zeitung	e-mail	tro.	CWI	supported Die Linke	f. 1973
Socialist Theory and Politics Working Group	Arbeitskreis "Marxistische Theorie und Politik"			e-mail	tro.		no part.
Socialist Workers' Initiative	Sozialistische ArbeiterInneninitiative	SAI	Was Tun!	e-mail	tro.	Mov, ex-UIT, ex-LIT	no part.	f. 1979
Spartacist-Workers' Party of Germany	Spartakist-Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands	SpAD	Spartakist, Spartacist	Fax: +49-30-4439402	tro.	ICL	no part.	f. 1990
The Spark	Der Funke		Der Funke	e-mail	tro.	SA	no part.	f. 1994
United Left	Vereinigte Linke	VL			rad. left.		no part.	f. 1989
Wildcat	Wildcat		Wildcat	e-mail	rad. left.		no part.
Workers' League for the Reconstruction of the KPD	Arbeiterbund für den Wiederaufbau der KPD	AB	Streitbarer Materialismus	e-mail	ex-mao.	ICS	no part.	f. 1973
Workers' Politics Group	Gruppe Arbeiterpolitik		Arbeiterpolitik	e-mail	com.		no part.	f. 1948 by former KPO members
Workers' Power Group	Gruppe Arbeitermacht	GAM	Neue Internationale	e-mail	tro.	L5I	no part.	f. 1983
Workers' Voice Group	Gruppe Arbeiterstimme		Arbeiterstimme		com.		no part.	f. 1971 by splits from Arbeiterpolitik
Young Democrats - Young Left	JungdemokratInnen - Junge Linke		Tendenz	e-mail	rad. left.		no part.	f. 1992