Communist Youth of Greece

The Communist Youth of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστική Νεολαία Ελλαδας; KNE) is the youth wing of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).

It publishes the monthly newspaper Odigitis (Greek: Οδηγητής, "guider") and hosts Odigitis festivals in most of the major towns and cities of Greece.

KNE is a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth.

Organisation

KNE is following the organisational structure described as democratic centralism.

History

KNE was founded on September 15, 1968, with a decision of Politburo of the Central Committee of the KKE, during the Greek military junta of 1967-1974, as an organization of youth with revolutionary and communist features.

It was the historical continue of OKNE (Organization of Communist Youth of Greece), of all the organizations of youth which had already taken part in people's struggle in Greece, such as EPON (United Panhellenic Organization of Youth), DNE (Democratic Youth of Greece), D.N.Lampraki (Democratic Youth "Lamprakis").

KNE (disambiguation)

KNE could refer to: