Documents
This page contains political documents, flyers, brochures, propaganda material and publications made by the CPN regarding backgrounds, analyses and theoretical understandings of various aspects of struggle.
Political Documents
Conference CPN - Socialism (PDF)
PDF: The view of the CPN on socialism – download here
On Saturday 20 June 2026, the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) held a party conference to discuss the theses of the Central Committee concerning the view of the CPN on socialism.
More specifically the theses address the lessons to be drawn from the historical experience of socialist construction in the USSR, the theoretical foundations for the development of communist society, and the possibility and necessity of socialism in the Netherlands. The full theses are available in the attached pdf below.
The theses were discussed extensively within all branches of the party, as well as within its youth organisation, the CJB. This discussion contributed to and further developed the theses. Delegations from branches across the country participated in the conference, which expressed unanimous support for the theses on the CPN’s view on socialism.
The theses are based on extensive research that the CPN conducted in recent years, which has led to the publication of numerous studies and articles addressing various theoretical questions concerning socialism and the historical experience of socialist construction in the USSR. These studies can be found at: leesmanifest.nl/dossiers/socialisme/ (in Dutch).
This document was published before 26 September 2026 – prior to the name change from NCPN to CPN.
Conference CPN - Imperialism (PDF)
PDF: Imperialism and contemporary developments in international relations – download here
On the 24th of June 2023 the CPN organized a party conference to which delegates from all over the country participated. Amongst other, the finances of the party and the use of social media were discussed. Of central importance to the conference was the discussion tabout imperialism and contemporary developments in international relations, which can be read in the pdf attached. This text, prepared by the Central Committee, was read by all the party chapters, which then sent delegates to the conference to collectively discuss. With this text, the CPN contributes to the discussion on imperialism, which constitutes of an analysis of contemporary developments in international relations, criticizing opportunist views concerning imperialism, defending the Leninist conception of imperialism and to provide concrete guidelines for our ideological work on imperialism and building an anti-imperialist peace movement.
This document was published before 26 September 2026 – prior to the name change from NCPN to CPN.
7th Congress CPN - Political Decision (PDF)
PDF: 7th Congress CPN – Political Decision (English) – download here
The political decisions of the 7th Congress of the CPN in May 2022. In this document you will find the political goals of the CPN up until the 8th congress.
This document was published before 26 September 2026 – prior to the name change from NCPN to CPN.
7th Congress CPN - Resolutions (PDF)
PDF: 7th Congress CPN – Resolutions – download here
The resolutions of the 7th Congress of the CPN from May 2022. In this document you will find the resolutions of the CPN up until its 8th Congress.
This document was published before 26 September 2026 – prior to the name change from NCPN to CPN.
7th Congress CPN - Decisions on party building (summary) (PDF)
PDF: 7th Congress CPN – Decisions on party building (summary) – download here
A summary document of the decisions on party building, adopted on the 7th Congress of the CPN from May 2022.
This document was published before 26 September 2026 – prior to the name change from NCPN to CPN.