Photo: Cornelius Dohn. Uffe Skovmand, RKP member, speaks at this year’s May Day celebrations in Fælledparken.
By Cornelius Dohn & Johanne Elina Nielsen
A new voice echoed through Fælledparken during this year’s 1st of May International Workers’ Day celebration: the Revolutionary Communist Party (Revolutionært Kommunistisk Parti, RKP).
Under a red banner “We are the communist generation!”, the RKP marched from the Red Square in Nørrebro to Fælledparken, where speeches, discussions, and recruitment was taking place.
While still outside the mainstream, the RKP’s rapid growth reflects a broader trend. Revolutionære Socialister, the group behind the party, expanded from just 12 members in 2014 to 270 members with the founding of RKP in late 2024 – according to the party itself. This momentum signals a growing appetite for radical alternatives, particularly among youth frustrated with inequality, climate inaction, and establishment politics.
Photo: Cornelius Dohn. The RKP handing out pamphlets and selling Marxist litterature at the “Books – Not Bombs“ stand in Fælledparken.
The party, formed by young Marxists from the group Revolutionary Socialists last year, aims to revive a revolutionary tradition on Denmark’s left.
And as many traditional parties move toward the center, the RKP’s May Day appearance suggests that revolutionary ideas might be regaining ground on Denmark’s political fringes.