The Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist) (in Spanish: Partido Comunista de España (marxista-leninista) PCE (m-l)) was a communist political party in Spain formed in 1964 through the merger of splinter groups of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE). PCE(m-l) followed the line of the Communist Party of China and Maoism until 1976 when it took the side of the Party of Labour of Albania against the Chinese during the events that led to the Sino-Albanian split.