| Communists and Allies | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament group | |
| Name | Communists and Allies |
| English abbr. | COM [1] |
| French abbr. | n/a |
| Formal name | Communist and Allies Group [2] [3] |
| Ideology | Communism |
| From | 16 October 1973 [4] |
| To | 25 July 1989 [4] |
| Succeeded by | Left Unity, Group for the European United Left |
| Chaired by | Giorgio Amendola, [3] Guido Fanti, [5] Gianni Cervetti [6] |
| MEP(s) | 44 (17 July 1979) 41 (23 July 1984) |
The Communist and Allies Group was a communist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1973 and 1989.
The "Communist and Allies Group" was the first communist group in the European Parliament, [2] founded on 16 October 1973. [4]
The Communist and Allies Group included MEPs from the Communist parties of France and Italy. It stayed together until 25 July 1989 [4] when it split into two groups, "Left Unity" [2] (LU) with 14 [2] members and the "Group for the European United Left" [7] (EUL) with 28 [2] members.