Small Communist party which managed to become the successor to the larger KPD after it was banned in 1956 Pary held the largest number of far left-wing supporters in Germany until 1990. Party was designated 'left-wing extremist' by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in 2016 and trained a 200-person paramilitary group from 1969-1989 for acts of sabotage and assassinations. Party was banned from participating in the September 26, 2021 federal election on July 8, 2021 which was overturned on July 27, 2021 by the Federal Constitutional Court [Link] Party is led by Patrik Köbele [Deutsche Kommunistische Partei (DKP)].
