Communist League Marxist-Leninists (Sweden)
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Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna (Communist League Marxists-Leninists) was formed at the 1967 party congress of VPK, when a pro-Chinese group left the party. KFML was clearly orientated towards China and Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tse-Tung Thought. KFML was the first of the many "new left"-groups that surged in Sweden during the 60's and 70's. KFML had a very important and leading role in the mass solidarity work with the Vietnamese people.
In 1970 a Stalinist faction based in Göteborg broke away and formed KFML(r).
In 1973 KFML took the name Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (Communist Party of Sweden), the old party name of VPK. In 1980 SKP suffered another split, when a group of critics were expelled on the issue of China. The expelled formed a new party, Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (Marxist-Leninisterna). The 80's meant crisis for SKP. They were divided on the issue of the new leadership in China. Vietnam, which had meant so much in the solidarity work of KFML/SKP, and Cambodia, "their" ally, had started war at each other. And SKP, who had succeeded in getting famous in Swedish politics, hadn't been able to expand and get more than fractions of a percent in votes. From 1982 and onwards, they supported the social democrats in the national elections. Many members, both leaders and base militants left the movement. The party became seriously ideologically disorientated. In 1987 SKP changed its name to Solidaritetspartiet (The Solidarity Party). The party finally left Maoism and gradually started concentrating on what was left, the local orgainzation in Vallentuna, a Stockholm suburb. In 1990 it stopped being a nationwide party. The party transformed into an entirely municipal party in that particular municipality. Solidaritetspartiet ran in the municipal elections in Vallentuna until 1994, when they got 6% and 3 seats. They did not run in the 1998 elections. It's unclear wheter the party still exists, but it's at least registered with the Swedish authorities.
Röd Ungdom (Red youth) was the youth league of SKP. It published a magazine called Rödluvan (Little Red Ridinghood).