Organization of Communist Internationalists of Greece–Spartacus

The Organization of Communist Internationalists of Greece–Spartacus (Greek: Οργάνωση Κομμουνιστών Διεθνιστών Ελλάδας - Σπάρτακος (ΟΚΔΕ-Σπάρτακος)) is a Trotskyist group in Greece. It is the Greek section of the Fourth International, and takes the name Spartacus (Σπάρτακος) from its magazine, which has been in various the name of the Fourth Internationalist journal in Greece.

Οργάνωση Κομμουνιστών Διεθνιστών Ελλάδας - Σπάρτακος
Organosi Kommouniston Diethniston Kommouniston Elladas - Spartakos
Organization of Communist Internationalists of Greece–Spartacus
Founded1985
Split fromOrganisation of Internationalist Communists of Greece
Headquarters71 E. Benaki, 10681, Athens
NewspaperSpartakos
Youth wingYouth of the Organization of Communist Internationalists of Greece–Spartacus
IdeologyCommunism
Socialism
Trotskyism
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationAnticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow
International affiliationReunified Fourth International
ColoursRed
Website
http://www.okde.org/

Elections

In the 2007 Greek legislative election it was a central component in the United Anti-Capitalist Left electoral coalition. From 2009 it is a member of Front of the Greek Anticapitalist Left (ANTARSYA) coalition.

In the Greek legislative election, 2012 it broke with the Executive Bureau of the Fourth International which decided to switch support from Antarsya to Syriza. According to the section's Central Committee: "Unfortunately we realize with anguish that the Fourth International is not capable of playing the role it should play in this historical period and we wonder where we are going…" [1] The Greek section has since helped to form the "Revolutionary Marxists" faction in the Fourth International.[2]

References

  1. FI Bureau, OKDE-Spartakos (9 June 2012). "Exchange between the FI Bureau and OKDE-Spartakos (Greek section) - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine". internationalviewpoint.org. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. "4th INTERNATIONAL Revolutionary Marxists". 4thinternational.blogspot.co.uk.


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