Country Party 2019[6] 2018[7] 2017[8] 2016[9] 2015[10] 2014[11] 2013[12] 2012[13] 2011 2010 2009[14] 2008[15] 2007[16] 2006 2005 2004 2003[17] 2002 2001[18] Albania Communist Party of Albania – ✓ – – – – – – ✓ – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – Algeria Party for Democracy and Socialism ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Argentina Communist Party of Argentina ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – m ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ m m m ✓ Armenia Armenian Communist Party – ✓ ✓ – – – – – ✓ – – – ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ Australia Communist Party of Australia ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ m ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Austria Communist Party of Austria – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ m ✓ ✓ – Azerbaijan Communist Party of Azerbaijan ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ – – – – – – Bahrain National Democratic Trend – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ National Liberation Front – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – m – Democratic Progressive Tribune ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – Bangladesh Workers Party of Bangladesh ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – Belarus Communist Party of Belarus – ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – m ✓ ✓ Belgium Communist Party of Belgium ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – – m – – – – – – – – m – Workers' Party of Belgium ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Bolivia Communist Party of Bolivia – ✓ – – – ✓ – – m – ✓ – – – – – – – – Bosnia and Herzegovina Workers Communist Party – – – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ m – – – Brazil Brazilian Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – m – – Communist Party of Brazil ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Bulgaria Communist Party "Georgi Dimitrov" – – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Communist Party of Bulgaria – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ m ✓ ✓ Initiative Committee – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Socialist Party – Marxist Platform – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ Canada Communist Party of Canada ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Chile Communist Party of Chile – – ✓ – – – ✓ m – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ m m m m – China Communist Party of China ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ o o – m o – Colombia Colombian Communist Party – – ✓ – – ✓ – – – – – ✓ – ✓ – m ✓ ✓ ✓ Common Alternative Revolutionary Force – – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – m – m ✓ ✓ Costa Rica People's Vanguard Party – – – – – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – – – Croatia Socialist Labour Party of Croatia ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – – Cuba Communist Party of Cuba ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Cyprus Progressive Party of Working People ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Czech Republic Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Denmark Communist Party in Denmark ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Communist Party of Denmark ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – Ecuador Communist Party of Ecuador – ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – – – – ✓ – – – m – – – Egypt Egyptian Communist Party – – ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ El Salvador Communist Party of El Salvador ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Estonia Communist Party of Estonia – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ – – – Finland Communist Party of Finland ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ ✓ m France French Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – o – – ✓ m – Georgia Unified Communist Party of Georgia ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – Germany German Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ – Greece Communist Party of Greece ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Guyana People's Progressive Party – – – – – – ✓ – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – Hungary Hungarian Workers' Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ India Communist Party of India ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ ✓ m ✓ Communist Party of India (Marxist) ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ m ✓ Iran Tudeh Party of Iran ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ m m – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Iraq Iraqi Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Kurdistan Communist Party–Iraq ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – – – – – m – – ✓ ✓ Ireland Communist Party of Ireland – ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – Workers' Party of Ireland ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – Israel Communist Party of Israel ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Italy Communist Party ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Italian Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Party of Italian Communists – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ Communist Refoundation Party – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Japan Japanese Communist Party – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Jordan Jordanian Communist Party ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ m – ✓ Kazakhstan Communist Party of Kazakhstan – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – North Korea Workers Party of Korea ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Kyrgyzstan Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – ✓ – ✓ – – – – – – Laos Lao People's Revolutionary Party ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m m m – m Latvia Socialist Party of Latvia ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Lebanon Lebanese Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Lithuania Socialist Party of Lithuania ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ m – – Luxembourg Communist Party of Luxembourg ✓[19] ✓ – – – – ✓ m m ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – The Left – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – m Macedonia Communist Party of Macedonia ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – m League of Communists of Macedonia – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Madagascar Congress Party for the Independence – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ – – – – Malta Communist Party of Malta – ✓ – – – – ✓ m m – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – Mexico Communist Party of Mexico ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – Socialist People's Party – – ✓ – – – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ – – – m – Socialist People's Party of Mexico – – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – m m ✓ ✓ m Moldova Party of Communists – – ✓ – – – ✓ – – – – – ✓ – m ✓ m ✓ m Nepal Communist Party of Nepal ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – m m m m Netherlands New Communist Party of the Netherlands ✓[19] ✓ – – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Norway Communist Party of Norway ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Pakistan Pakistan Communist Party – ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ m m – ✓ – ✓ – – – – – – Palestine Palestinian Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ m m – Palestinian People's Party – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ m ✓ – Panama People's Party of Panama – – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – – – – ✓ – – – – – – – Paraguay Paraguayan Communist Party ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – ✓ – – – – – – – Peru Communist Party (Patria Roja) – – ✓ – – ✓ – – – – – ✓ – ✓ – – – – – Peruvian Communist Party – – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – – – – Philippines Communist Party of the Philippines-1930 – – ✓ – m – m – – – – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ m m – Poland Communist Party of Poland ✓[19] – ✓ – – – ✓ – – – – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ m ✓ – Portugal Portuguese Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ Romania Romanian Communist Party – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Socialist Alliance Party – – – – – – ✓ – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ m m – Romanian Workers Party – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – m ✓ – Russia Communist Party of the Russian Federation ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Russian Communist Workers' Party – ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Communist Party of the Soviet Union ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – Serbia New Communist Party of Yugoslavia m ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – – Communists of Serbia ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – Slovakia Communist Party of Slovakia – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ South Africa South African Communist Party ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ m m – – m former Soviet Union Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union – ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Spain Communist Party of Spain ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Party of the Communists of Catalonia ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – – ✓ m – – – – Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ United Left – ✓ ✓ – – – – – – – – – ✓ – – ✓ – ✓ ✓ Sri Lanka Communist Party of Sri Lanka ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – – – m m Sudan Sudanese Communist Party – ✓ ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sweden Communist Party of Sweden ✓[19] – ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ – m ✓ Syria Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) – ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Syrian Communist Party (Unified) ✓ – ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Tajikistan Communist Party of Tajikistan – – ✓ – m – – ✓ – – – – – – ✓ – m – m Turkey Communist Party of Turkey ✓ ✓ – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Communist Party – – ✓ – ✓ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Party of Labour – – – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – – – o o – o ✓ m ✓ Ukraine Communist Party of Ukraine ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m ✓ ✓ ✓ Union of Communists of Ukraine ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ United Kingdom Communist Party of Britain ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ m m New Communist Party of Britain – ✓ ✓ – – – – – ✓ – – – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ Uruguay Communist Party of Uruguay ✓[19] – ✓ – – – – – m – – ✓ – – – – m – – USA Communist Party USA ✓[19] ✓ ✓ – – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Venezuela Communist Party of Venezuela – ✓ ✓ – m – – – ✓ – – ✓ ✓ – ✓ m – ✓ – Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam ✓ ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ – ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓