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. They believe that change in society should be aimed at building a socialist society. Its most prominent member was

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, who was a member of the European Parliament and is now a member of the Bundestag. As of May 2008 the Platform had around 961 members. In 2001 the association objected to a declaration made by the PDS, distancing itself from the building of the

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. Beside the activities within the party, the KPF cooperates with the

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(DKP).

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Communist organisations in Germany Factions and associate parties of Die Linke {{poli-org-stub