Movement for Peace and Socialism
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Movement for Peace and Socialism is a Marxist-Leninist
political party
in Italy
, founded 30 November 1986 by retired NATO general and senator Nino Pasti. Pasti served as MPS president, taking special interest in the struggle against nuclear weapons, until his death in 1992. The party is currently led by Roberto Gabriele, but is said to be largely moribund.
Marxism-Leninism
Marxism–Leninism is a communist ideology, officially based upon the theories of Marxism and Vladimir Lenin, that promotes the development and creation of a international communist society through the leadership of a vanguard party over a revolutionary socialist state that represents a dictatorship...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, founded 30 November 1986 by retired NATO general and senator Nino Pasti. Pasti served as MPS president, taking special interest in the struggle against nuclear weapons, until his death in 1992. The party is currently led by Roberto Gabriele, but is said to be largely moribund.