The Workers’ Communist Party (Norwegian: Arbeidernes Kommunistparti AKP) was a Norwegian communist party (1973–2007). AKP was a maoist party and one of two communist parties in Norway; the other was the older Communist Party of Norway which has remained pro-Soviet. The relationship between the two parties was characterized by strong hostility.AKP was founded in 1973 as Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (marxist-leninistene).