Communist Party of Wiedland

The Communist Party of the SFSRW (French: Partie Communiste de la RSFSW) is the only legal, ruling party of Wiedland.

The communists took power in Wiedland during the Soviet Red Army occupation after the Second World War, like in other Eastern European states. Wiedland was soon after proclaimed a socialist state.

Given the central role under the constitution of the country, the party controls all tiers of government and social institutions in Wiedland.

The governing body of the party is the Party Congress which is held once every 1-10 years, depending on the general situation in the country. E.g. from 1956 to 1973 none were held, where as during the "crisis years" in the beginning of the 90s they were sometimes held twice a year. Since 1998 they've been held every 5 years.

The Congress elects the General Secretary and a Central Committee. In theory, supreme power is invested in the Party Congress, but in practice, however, all executive power is in the hands of the General Secretary (who is also almost always the President of the country).