Party leader - Citizendia

In politics, a party leader is the most powerful and highest ranking official within a political party. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral The party leader is often, but not in all cases, the chairman of the party organization.

The leaders of communist parties often hold the title of General secretary (eg. A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions parties churches or associations General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China). The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( First Secretary in 1953-1966 was the title synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union after The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee ( is the highest ranking official within the Communist Party of China and heads the Secretariat

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