Communist Party of Transnistria

Not to be confused with Pridnestrovie Communist Party.

Communist Party of Transnistria
Leader	Vladimir Gavrilchenko
Founded	1991
Headquarters	Tiraspol, Transnistria (De jure part of Moldova)
Ideology	Communism, Marxism–Leninism
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Colours	Red, Green (Colours of the Flag of Transnistria)

The Communist Party of Pridnestrovie (Romanian: Партидул Комунист дин Приднестровье), "PCP", "KPP", is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Transnistria. Its leader is Vladimir Gavrilchenko. It is seen as a "conservative" communist party, in contrast to the Pridnestrovie Communist Party (PKP).

The Communist Party of Pridnestrovie maintains close contacts with groups in Russia. It is affiliated to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union led by Oleg Shenin, and it usually refers to itself by the initials "KPP-KPSS".

It has no representation in Transnistrian Supreme Soviet.

It supports independent statehood for Transnistria and opposed the administration of President Igor Smirnov.

It had no candidate for the December 10, 2006 presidential election but supported Nadezhda Bondarenko, the candidate of the competing Pridnestrovie Communist Party, who obtained 8.1% of the vote.

See also

• Pridnestrovie Communist Party