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A '''faction''' is an organization within the [[communist party]] which is united on a particular platform of views on party questions. '''Factionalism''' runs counter to [[democratic centralism]] and harms the party.<ref>Vladimir Lenin (1911). [[Library:The New Faction of Conciliators, Or the Virtuous|''The New Faction of Conciliators, Or the Virtuous'']].<blockquote> | A '''faction''' is an organization within the [[communist party]] which is united on a particular platform of views on party questions. '''Factionalism''' runs counter to [[democratic centralism]] and harms the party.<ref>Vladimir Lenin (1911). [[Library:The New Faction of Conciliators, Or the Virtuous|''The New Faction of Conciliators, Or the Virtuous'']].<blockquote> | ||
A faction is an organisation within a party, united, not by its place of work, language or other objective conditions, but by a particular platform of views on party questions.</blockquote></ref> A faction is distinguished from a ''fraction'', which is simply a small group of a larger whole. | A faction is an organisation within a party, united, not by its place of work, language or other objective conditions, but by a particular platform of views on party questions.</blockquote></ref> A faction is distinguished from a ''fraction'', which is simply a small group of a larger whole.{{Efn|E.g. the [[Red Fraction of the Communist Party of Chile]] or [[Communist Party of Colombia (Red Fraction)]].}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 1 January 2026
A faction is an organization within the communist party which is united on a particular platform of views on party questions. Factionalism runs counter to democratic centralism and harms the party.[1] A faction is distinguished from a fraction, which is simply a small group of a larger whole.[a]
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References
- ↑ Vladimir Lenin (1911). The New Faction of Conciliators, Or the Virtuous.
A faction is an organisation within a party, united, not by its place of work, language or other objective conditions, but by a particular platform of views on party questions.