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communist parties  

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  • Communist parties are radical Leftist political organizations that aim to facilitate either a coercive or peaceful transition of society from capitalism to communism. Such parties initially emerged as factions within many European socialist and social-democratic parties at the end of the 19th century. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Communist Parties]

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