The Communist Platform is an association within the German Left Party

Left Party (Germany)

The Party of Democratic Socialism was a democratic socialist political party active in Germany from 1989 to 2007. It was the legal successor to the Socialist Unity Party , which ruled the German Democratic Republic until 1990. From 1990 through to 2005, the PDS had been seen as the left-wing...

. Among the main goals of the KPF are the preservation and advancement of Marxist thought, other goals are improving the situation of the poor and battling racism. Its most prominent member is Sahra Wagenknecht

Sahra Wagenknecht

Sahra Wagenknecht is a German politician. She is a Member of the Bundestag, author, and a member of the National Committee of the Left Party. Since May 2010 she is deputy chairperson of Die Linke.- Early life :...

, 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 Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...

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Beside the activities within the party, the KPF cooperates with the German Communist Party

German Communist Party

The German Communist Party is a Marxist-Leninist party in Germany.-History:The DKP was formed in West Germany in 1968, in order to fill the place of the Communist Party of Germany , which had been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court in 1956...

(DKP).