MLPD at a glance

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Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Deutschlands

Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
The Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) is a communist minor party founded in 1982. It is oriented towards the teachings of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao Zedong and aims for a revolutionary change of society towards genuine socialism. The MLPD is classified as left-extremist and monitored by the Constitutional Protection Agency.
Foundation and ideological orientation
The MLPD was founded in 1982 and sees itself as a revolutionary alternative in the German party landscape. It refers to the theories of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong. Its goal is to establish genuine socialism by overcoming capitalism.
Goals and program
The MLPD strives for a revolutionary socialization of the means of production in order to create a classless, communist society. It emphasizes the necessity of a paradigm shift in production, consumption, and lifestyle to preserve the unity of man and nature. The party rejects the import of gas from the USA and the Middle East and demands a ban on the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Monitoring by the Constitutional Protection Agency
Due to its revolutionary aims and ideological orientation, the MLPD is classified as left-extremist and monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. This is due to its rejection of the liberal-democratic basic order and its commitment to Marxist-Leninist ideologies.
Election results and political significance
In elections, the MLPD usually achieves only small shares of the vote and remains mostly unsuccessful. Nevertheless, it conducts intensive election campaigns and is active in several state associations nationwide. However, its political significance remains limited due to its low electoral successes.

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Who votes for the party?

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What do the charts show?
We asked voters of all parties in the PolitPro community about their positions on different political issues. The bars show the range of opinions among party supporters. The shorter the bar, the more similar the views of the party’s voters on that issue. If available, we also show the party’s position derived from research as a circle.
Where does the data come from?
The data is based on self-assessments from party supporters in the PolitPro community. It is not representative of the entire population, but it still gives a solid overview of which issues matter most to party supporters.
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The chart shows the self-assessment of a random sample of MLPD voters from the PolitPro community.

Historical election results

MLPD: Historical election results in Germany

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Sources of data and information

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