Page "Communist Party of Spain" Paragraph 20

Spanish Civil War | Civil War posterIn 1936, due to the special political situation in Catalonia, Partit Comunista de Catalunya ( the Catalan branch of PCE ) was separated from the party to fuse with other socialists to form Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya.

Since then the PCE does not have an organization in Catalonia, but relies on a regional referent party.

This set-up has been imitated by many of the communist splinter groups in Spain.