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Eurocommunism

The Democratic Comrade

«Socialism is won with votes, not tanks.»

Western communism that breaks with the Soviet model: pluralism, free elections and a gradual transformation of society within parliamentary democracy.

In short

On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the left camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “equality”; state: fairly towards “authority”; sovereignty: fairly towards “integration”; religion: fairly towards “secularism”. On environment it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is social democracy (93%).

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Principles

A democratic, parliamentary road to socialism, independent from Moscow.

Common criticisms

Neither fish nor fowlThe left accuses it of giving up on transformation; the right, of still being communist.
A late breakThe break with the Soviet Union came slowly and step by step.
An era that endedWith the end of the Cold War, its parties transformed or dissolved.

Where it comes from

It emerged in the 1970s with Enrico Berlinguer (PCI) and the Spanish and French Communist parties.

Key figures: Enrico Berlinguer, Antonio Gramsci

Further reading: Prison Notebooks — Antonio Gramsci; Eurocommunism and the State — Santiago Carrillo

Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Similar ideologies

Social democracyThe Social Broker93%Old LabourThe Union in Power84%Market socialismThe Cooperator80%

Closest parties in Europe

Sozialdemokratische Partei ÖsterreichsAustria91%Social DemocratsIreland88%ELASGreece87%Sinn FéinIreland87%

Closest figures

Giorgio NapolitanoPresident of Italy95%Pier Luigi BersaniFormer PD Secretary94%François MitterrandFrench President93%Mikhail GorbachevSoviet leader93%Tommy DouglasFather of Canadian public healthcare93%
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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.