What countries have a Communist Party in the somewhat majority?

All I know is that Russia and maybe China has it. Any more?
KC13
Asked Jun 11, 2011
None.

When a government closes the elective process, controls the police, military, the media and doesn't allow anyone to speak or publish criticism of the leadership, their power is no longer based on majority rule.

In the countries that skyDancer lists, only a very small percentage of the population belongs to the ruling party. Even at the height of the Soviet Union's power, fewer than 25 percent of the people in those countries were members. Less than six percent of the world's population are active members of communist organizations today and those numbers are declining.

The largest population living under communism is of course China but their economic system is changing to capitalism and the communist social system has severely declined since Chairman Mao's death so only the political agenda remains. Only six percent of the chinese are members of the Communist Party.


Rob
Answered Jun 12, 2011
Edited Jun 12, 2011
I was in an economics class for a little while, and they discussed China and it's Communist Party. They said that 17% of China's population is part of the Communist Party.
KC13 Jun 13, 2011
It depemds on who you are willing to believe. 17 percent is the number put out by the CCP but it's in their interest to make the number as high as possible and they can make it whatever they want without fear of being contradicted. If it has increeasing support, why all of the changes in it's economic and social programs?

I found this article from China Cwnsorship Watch interesting:
http://chinacensorshipwatch.org/six-percent-of-china-is-happy-and-six-percent
Rob Jun 13, 2011
China, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, and North Korea have communist governments. To be technical, they've got the "majority" of the political power. For maps, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_state
skyDancer
Answered Jun 12, 2011
Edited Jun 12, 2011

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