Marxist–Leninist Unity League

The Marxistisk-Leninistisk Enhedsforbund (English: Marxist–Leninist Unity League) or MLE was a Marxist-Leninist political party in Denmark which existed from 1972 until 1975.^{[citation needed]}

History

The party was established amongst the house squatters' milieu in March 1972 as Den revolutionære Boligorganisation marxister-leninister (English: Revolutionary Inhabitants Organization marxist-leninists) or BOm-l. It was headed by a Central Committee and published the BOml bulletin.^{[citation needed]}

BOm-l had a similar platform to the Communist League Marxist-Leninists (KFML). Discussions were held between the two groups about a merger, and BOm-l declared that they were ready to accept the political leadership of KFML, wherein they would become a 'sectoral organization' of KFML. This sparked new enthusiasm within KFML. However the cultural differences between the theoretical-ideological KFML and the "activist" BOm-l proved to be too large, and the two organizations quickly went from allies to rivals. The split was final when BOm-l reconstituted itself as the Marxistisk-Leninistisk Enhedsforbund (MLE) in February 1973.^{[citation needed]}

MLE and KFML had almost identical programs and both sought recognition from the same foreign parties, such as AKP(ml) (Norway) and KFML (Sweden). In 1974 there was a split in MLE, and about 50% of its members joined KFML. In 1975 MLE was dissolved and the majority of its remaining cadre joined KFML.^{[citation needed]}

Platform

MLE declared itself to be "a communist, Marxist-Leninist organization that puts as its goal the armed, socialist revolution and the construction of the dictatorship of the proletariat in Denmark".^[1] MLE struggled actively against Danish membership in the European Economic Community. However, MLE distanced itself from the main anti-EEC movement, the Popular Movement. Instead MLE launched its own anti-EEC front, Arbejderkomiteerne mod EEC (English: Workers Committees against EEC).^[2]

MLE published the political newspaper, Tjen Folket.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "(m-l) i Norden". Kaderprosjektet (in Norwegian). 10 April 2004. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004.
^ Sørensen, Finn. "Unionen og Det Danske Borgerskab". Solidaritet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 September 2005.

[1] "(m-l) i Norden". Kaderprosjektet (in Norwegian). 10 April 2004. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004.

[2] Sørensen, Finn. "Unionen og Det Danske Borgerskab". Solidaritet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 September 2005.

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