About the 9th congress of KNE
| The 9th Congress of KNE concluded its works on May 14 with the election of the new 65-member Central Council of the organization and a 5-member Central Audit Control Committee. The newly elected CC in its first session unanimously re-elected Themis Gionis as its Secretary.The 9th Congress of KNE took place in Athens from 12-14 of May at the Congress Hall of KKE, under the banner “For a KNE strong and massive, together with the youth for the Front- People’s Power, for Socialism”. |
All documents of the congress (report of the outgoing CC, theses of the CC to the 9th congress, closing intervention of the CC, resolution) were unanimously approved by the delegates.
The congress was attended by 51 organizations from 44 countries around the world, and counted with the participation of a broad delegation of WFDY.
| Delegates’ profile 42% Workers (including working students). From those 59% full time employment and 41% part-time 37,5% University students. 19% Students of technological institutes. 5% Postgraduate students. 7% Unemployed. 2,5% Secondary schools students. 1 delegate was peasant. 1 delegate was self employed 1 delegate was student of Academy of Merchant Marine |
Class origin of the delegates that are students at different levels of education 72% come from working class families 20% from families of tradesmen and self employed 2% from peasants’ families 3% from bourgeois families Average age of the delegates: 23.8 years. Average militancy in the organization: 6.8 years. |
The 90% of the delegates were also members of the Communist Party of Greece with average militancy in the Party of 3.2 years.
| Foreign Delegations to the KNE Congress 1. World Federation of Democratic Youth 2. Arab Youth Union 3. Algeria, UNJA 4. Argentina, FJC Argentine 5. Armenia, Young Communist League Armenia 6. Bahrain, Al Shabbeba Youth Union 7. Bangladesh, Bangladesh Youth Union 8. Belarus, Belarussian Republican Youth Union 9. Brazil, UJS 10. Britain, Young Communist League 11. Czech Republic, KSM 12. Colombia, JUCO 13. Croatia, Socialist Youth Union of Croatia 14. Cuba, UJC 15. Cyprus, EDON 16. DPR of Korea, Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League 17. Eritrea, National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students 18. France, JPRCF (Youth of Pole for the Communist Renaissance) 19. FYROM, Youth of CP of Macedonia 20. Georgia, Young Communist League of Georgia 21. Germany, SDAJ 22. India, All India Students Federation23. India, All India Youth Federation 24. India, Democratic Youth Federation of India 25. Israel, Young Communist League of Israel 26. Lebanon, UDYL |
27. Libya, World Permanent Organization of Jamahiriya Youth 28. Luxemburg, Youth of CP of Luxemburg 29. Morocco, Istiqlal Youth 30. Morocco, Jeneuse Socialist 31. Nepal, Nepalese Democratic Youth Federation 32. Portugal, JCP 33. Russia, RKSM (b) 34. South Africa, Young Communist League of S. Africa 35. Salvador, JFMLN 36. Serbia-Montenegro, SKOJ 37. Serbia-Montenegro, Youth of Socialist Party of Serbia 38. Sudan, Sudanese Youth Union 39. Spain, UJCE 40. Spain, CJC 41. SR of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union 42. Sweden, SKU 43. Syria, DYUS-Khaled Bagdash Youth 44. Syria, Revolutionary Youth Union of Syria 45. Syria, National Union of Syrian Students 46. Turkey, TKP Youth 47. USA, Young Communist League of USA 48. Venezuela, JCV 49. Venezuela, JMVR 50. Western Sahara, UJSARIO 51. Zimbabwe, ZANU- PF Youth |
Message of Greetings were sent by
1. Japan, Democratic Youth Union of Japan
2. Finland, Communist Youth of Finland
3. China, Communist Youth League of China
4. Norway, Youth of Communist Party of Norway 5. Ireland, Conolly Youth Movement - Ireland 6. Sweden, Left Youth of Sweden
7. Hungary, Left Front - Communist Youth of Hungary
2. Finland, Communist Youth of Finland
3. China, Communist Youth League of China
4. Norway, Youth of Communist Party of Norway 5. Ireland, Conolly Youth Movement - Ireland 6. Sweden, Left Youth of Sweden
7. Hungary, Left Front - Communist Youth of Hungary
e-mail:cpg@int.kke.gr