Joint List wins at least 11 seats in Israeli election; CP of Israel calls for change beyond Netanyahu
The New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) has rejected the idea that the outcome of Serbia’s 25 October parliamentary elections will improve the situation of working people.
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) has postponed a decision on the political future of its prominent leader, Kateřina Konečná, following her decision to join the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament.
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its youth organisation, the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), are campaigning in support of the international dockworkers’ day of action against war on 30 October, calling for solidarity with port workers and opposition to the use of ports for military operations.
The South African Communist Party (SACP) held its main Red October rally in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, on 25 October 2026, bringing its campaign for working-class power, public services and economic transformation into the run-up to South Africa’s local government elections.
The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) is intensifying its diplomatic and public campaign ahead of the United Nations General Assembly vote on its resolution calling for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial blockade. The vote is scheduled for 27–28 October 2026, marking the 34th time the issue has been brought before the General Assembly.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] is intensifying its mobilisation around farmers’ demands in Maharashtra while continuing its nationwide campaign for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) and the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) have welcomed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election, while emphasising different priorities for the period ahead. The PCB has stressed the need to continue popular mobilisation and strengthen independent working-class organisation, while the PCdoB has celebrated the result as a victory for democracy and national sovereignty.
The Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communist Party of France wrote the following op-ed for the International Communist Press.
The Communist Party of Israel (Maki), the communist-led Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash), and the Joint List stepped up their political activity over the weekend of 23–25 October, ahead of Israel’s parliamentary elections on 27 October.
The following article, written by Matthew Read, was published in Unsere Zeit, the organ of the German Communist Party (DKP). It assesses what Die Linke did after its candidate Elif Eralp won the elections in Berlin.
The Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) held a demonstration in central Beirut on Sunday, 25 October 2026, marking the 102nd anniversary of its founding.
The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) condemned police operations against housing-rights protesters in Lisbon and Porto on 25 October, accusing the government of attempting to restrict the constitutional right to demonstrate instead of addressing the country's worsening housing crisis. Over the weekend, the party also participated in housing protests and held its own march and rally in Porto under the slogan “Salaries, Rights, Peace”.