New Communist Party of Yugoslavia

{{Infobox political party

| name = New Communist Party of Yugoslavia

| native_name = Нова комунистичка партија Југославије
Nova Komunistička Partija Jugoslavije

| native_name_lang = sr

| abbreviation = NKPJ

| logo = New Communist Party of Yugoslavia logo.svg

| logo_size = 100px

| colorcode = {{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}

| founder = Branko Kitanović

| general_secretary = Aleksandar Banjanac

| foundation = {{start date and age|1990|6|30|df=y}}

| headquarters = Nikole Spasića 4, Belgrade

| newspaper = Novi komunist

| youth_wing = League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ){{efn|NKPJ claims its youth wing established in 1992 to be a continuation of the original League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) which existed under that name until 1948, the same year Tito–Stalin split happened.{{cite web |url=https://www.skoj.org.rs/20-years-of-skoj/ |title=20 years of SKOJ |publisher=Savez komunističke omladine Jugoslavije |access-date=8 February 2023 |year=2012}}}}

| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|Communism|Marxism–Leninism|Stalinism|Yugoslavism|Russophilia}}

| position = Far-left

| european = INITIATIVE

| international = IMCWP
World Anti-Imperialist Platform{{cite web|url=https://wap21.org/?p=566|title=Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists|work=World Anti-Imperialist Platform|date=14 October 2022|accessdate=29 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://wap21.org/?p=4473|title=Palestine Declaration: From the river, to the sea, Palestine will be free!|work=World Anti-Imperialist Platform|date=26 November 2023|accessdate=30 November 2023}}

| national = NKPJ–SKOJ

| colours = {{colorbox|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}|border=darkgray}} Red

| anthem = The Internationale

| seats1_title = National Assembly

| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|250|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| seats2_title = Assembly of Vojvodina

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|120|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| website = {{Official URL}}

| country = Serbia

| flag = Flag of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia.svg

}}

The New Communist Party of Yugoslavia ({{lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn|Нова комунистичка партија Југославије|Nova komunistička partija Jugoslavije}}, {{abbr.|NKPJ}}) is an unregistered Marxist–Leninist communist party in Serbia. Its goal is the reunification of Yugoslavia as a communist state according to Marxism–Leninism. The party participated in the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election in coalition with the Russian Party, which entered a parliamentary group with Movement of Socialists and supported the government of Aleksandar Vučić.{{Cite news |last=Bogdanović |first=Nevena |last2=Jovanović |first2=Natalija |date=2024-06-05 |title=Ruska stranka u Srbiji osvaja mandate uz optužbe da je satelit vlasti |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/ruska-stranka-srbija-izbori/32980448.html |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh}}

History

The founding congress of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) was held on 30 June 1990 in Belgrade. The Congress (Founding Assembly) was held in the hall of the Association of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia, with the participation of 265 delegates from all republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The delegates present decided that the party should be named the New Communist Movement of Yugoslavia (NKPJ). That name was valid until 1995, when it was changed to today's New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ).

Following the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, and the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro, the Montenegrin branch of the party continued as the New Communist Party of Montenegro (NKPCG).{{Cite web |title=New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Serbia) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/rs%7Dnkpj.html |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=www.crwflags.com}}

The party boycotted the 2007 parliamentary election, because of its position that the electoral law violated fundamental democratic principles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 2010 the party was removed from the list of registered parties after failing to re-register under the new electoral law.

Due to the removal from the list of registered parties NKPJ decided to boycott the 2014 parliamentary election as well as all local elections and not join any coalitions. They interrupted several meetings of other political parties urging for boycott of the elections and claiming they were illegal.{{Cite web |title=Komunisti iznenadili ostale stranke |url=https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=02&dd=26&nav_category=11&nav_id=817121 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=B92.net | date=26 February 2014 |language=sr-Latn-RS}}

= Modern period (2017–present) =

In March 2020, NKPJ announced their participation in the 2020 parliamentary election.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2020 |title=NKPJ i SKOJ izlaze na izbore |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a575122-NKPJ-i-SKOJ-izlaze-na-izbore/ |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}} They submitted their list on 5 June,{{Cite web |date=5 June 2020 |title=Lista "Socijalizam jedini izlaz" predala RIK potpise podrške izbornoj listi |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a607109-Lista-Socijalizam-jedini-izlaz-predala-RIK-potpise-podrske-izbornoj-listi/ |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}} and they failed to give signatures after its deadline was extended for two days.{{Cite web |date=6 June 2020 |title=RIK: Listama Nek maske padnu i Socijalizam jedini izlaz fale valjani potpisi |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a607335-RIK-Listama-Nek-maske-padnu-i-Socijalizam-jedini-izlaz-fale-valjani-potpisi/ |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}} In late December 2021, they announced their participation in the upcoming 2022 general election.{{Cite web |date=27 December 2021 |title=Nova komunistička partija i Savez komunističke omladine učestvuju na izborima |url=https://www.021.rs/story/Info/Srbija/293648/Nova-komunisticka-partija-i-Savez-komunisticke-omladine-ucestvuju-na-izborima.html |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=www.021.rs |language=sr}}

Belgrade was the host of the 2022 {{ill|Meeting of European Communist Youth Organisations|de}} (MECYO) which the NKPJ's SKOJ is member of. Delegates of 22 youth communist organisations agreed on a declaration that denounced anti-communist repression in the European Union, reissued solidarity with Ukrainian communist activists Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich{{cite news |url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/european-communist-youth-organisations-meet-in-serbia |title=European Communist Youth Organisations meet in Serbia |date=28 November 2022 |access-date=8 February 2023 |first=Roger |last=Mckenzie |newspaper=Morning Star}} who were arrested and detained as political prisoners by the SBU on charges of "pro-Russian views and pro-Belarusian views",{{cite news |last=Sweeney |first=Steve |title=EU chief faces urgent question over the fate of Ukrainian communist youth leaders |website=Morning Star |date=11 March 2022 |url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/eu-chief-faces-urgent-question-over-fate-ukrainian-communist-youth-leaders |access-date=4 October 2022}} denounced "capitalist exploitation and imperialist wars" as well as the "NATO occupation of Kosovo and Metohija"; having taken part in a protester march along central Belgrade chanting anti-NATO slogans the day earlier.

Ideology

NKPJ is a communist party that endeavours for the reunification of Yugoslavia{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301781500 |title=Communist and post-communist parties in Europe |date=2008 |publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |others=Uwe Backes, Patrick Moreau |isbn=978-3-525-36912-8 |location=Göttingen |pages=559 |oclc=301781500}} according to Stalinist model.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Organization

NKPJ has its branch in Montenegro and also it has sister parties in neighbouring Croatia and North Macedonia.{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301781500 |title=Communist and post-communist parties in Europe |date=2008 |publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |others=Uwe Backes, Patrick Moreau |isbn=978-3-525-36912-8 |location=Göttingen |pages=559 |oclc=301781500}} Its current general secretary is Aleksandar Banjanac, he has served the role since January 2017.{{Cite web|title=I KOMUNISTI imaju svog kandidata na Beogradskim izborima 2018! (FOTO)|url=https://www.espreso.co.rs/vesti/politika/207745/i-komunisti-imaju-svog-kandidata-na-beogradskim-izborima-2018-foto|access-date=11 January 2022|website=espreso.co.rs|language=sr}}

Electoral performance

= Parliamentary elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ National Assembly of Serbia ! Year ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! {{No.}} ! # of seats ! Seat change ! Coalition ! Status ! {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
1990 \| 4,017 \| 0.08% \| {{increase}} 29th \| {{Composition bar\|0\|250\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| {{steady}} 0 \| – \| {{no\|Extra-parliamentary}} \|{{cite web \|date=January 1991 \|title=Konačni rezultati izbora za predsednika republike i narodne poslanike \|trans-title=Final results of the elections for the President of the Republic and Deputies \|url=http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1990/3.%20-%201990%20publikacija%20rzs.compressed.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111142336/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1990/3.%20-%201990%20publikacija%20rzs.compressed.pdf \|archive-date=11 January 2023 \|access-date=8 January 2023 \|publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku \|pages=3–6 \|language=sr \|location=Belgrade}}
1997 \| 16,222 \| 0.41% \| {{increase}} 11th \| {{Composition bar\|0\|250\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| {{steady}} 0 \| – \| {{no\|Extra-parliamentary}} \|{{cite web \|date=November 1997 \|title=Konačni rezultati izbora za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije \|trans-title=Final results of the elections for deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia \|url=http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1997/1997%20Publikacija%20statistike%20np.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001100121/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1997/1997%20Publikacija%20statistike%20np.pdf \|archive-date=1 October 2022 \|access-date=8 January 2023 \|publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku \|page=11 \|language=sr \|location=Belgrade}}
2023 \| 11,369 \| 0.31% \| {{decrease}} 14th \| {{Composition bar\|0\|250\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| {{steady}} 0 \| NKPJ–RS \| {{no\|Extra-parliamentary}} \|{{cite book \|last1=Kovačević \|first1=Miladin \|title=Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije \|date=2024 \|publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku \|location=Belgrade \|isbn=978-86-6161-252-7 \|page=8–9 \|access-date=22 June 2024 \|language=sr \|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2024/Pdf/G20246006.pdf}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ National Assembly of Serbia

! Year

! Popular vote

! % of popular vote

! {{No.}}

! # of seats

! Seat change

! Coalition

! Status

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

1990

| 4,017

| 0.08%

| {{increase}} 29th

| {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| –

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

|{{cite web |date=January 1991 |title=Konačni rezultati izbora za predsednika republike i narodne poslanike |trans-title=Final results of the elections for the President of the Republic and Deputies |url=http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1990/3.%20-%201990%20publikacija%20rzs.compressed.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111142336/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1990/3.%20-%201990%20publikacija%20rzs.compressed.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2023 |access-date=8 January 2023 |publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku |pages=3–6 |language=sr |location=Belgrade}}

1997

| 16,222

| 0.41%

| {{increase}} 11th

| {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| –

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

|{{cite web |date=November 1997 |title=Konačni rezultati izbora za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije |trans-title=Final results of the elections for deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia |url=http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1997/1997%20Publikacija%20statistike%20np.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001100121/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/1997/1997%20Publikacija%20statistike%20np.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=8 January 2023 |publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku |page=11 |language=sr |location=Belgrade}}

2023

| 11,369

| 0.31%

| {{decrease}} 14th

| {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| NKPJ–RS

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

|{{cite book |last1=Kovačević |first1=Miladin |title=Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije |date=2024 |publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku |location=Belgrade |isbn=978-86-6161-252-7 |page=8–9 |access-date=22 June 2024 |language=sr |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2024/Pdf/G20246006.pdf}}

= Federal elections =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Popular vote (in Serbia) ! % of popular vote ! # of seats ! Seat change ! Coalitions ! Status
1992–93 \| 5,678 \| 0.38% \| {{Composition bar\|0\|138\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| New \| —
1996 \| 21,602 \| 1.45% \| {{Composition bar\|0\|138\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| {{steady}} 0 \| —
2000 \| 35,742 \| 0,73 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|138\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| {{steady}} 0 \| —

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Year

! Popular vote
(in Serbia)

! % of popular vote

! # of seats

! Seat change

! Coalitions

! Status

1992–93

| 5,678

| 0.38%

| {{Composition bar|0|138|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| New

| —

1996

| 21,602

| 1.45%

| {{Composition bar|0|138|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| —

2000

| 35,742

| 0,73

| {{Composition bar|0|138|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| —

= Parliamentary elections =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Parliament of Montenegro ! Year ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! Overall seats won ! Seat change ! Alliance
1992 \| 1,092 \| 0.37 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|75\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| New \| —
1996 \| 5,176 \| 1.72% \| {{Composition bar\|0\|75\|{{party color\|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}} \| {{steady}} 0 \| Communists of Montenegro (With SKPJ–SKCG–DKP)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Parliament of Montenegro

! Year

! Popular vote

! % of popular vote

! Overall seats won

! Seat change

! Alliance

1992

| 1,092

| 0.37

| {{Composition bar|0|75|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| New

| —

1996

| 5,176

| 1.72%

| {{Composition bar|0|75|{{party color|New Communist Party of Yugoslavia}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| Communists of Montenegro (With SKPJ–SKCG–DKP)

Notes

References

External links

[http://nkpj.org.rs Webpage of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia]
[http://www.skoj.org.rs/ Webpage of the League of Yugoslav Communist Youth (SKOJ)].

Category:1990 establishments in Yugoslavia

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Category:Communist parties in Serbia

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Category:International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties

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