PREDSEDNIŠTVO CK SKJ: MESTO SUČELJAVANJA SVIH GLAVNIH KONFLIKATA
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE LEAGUE OF COMMUNISTS OF YUGOSLAVIA: THE PLACE OF CONFRONTATION OF ALL MAJOR CONFLICTS

Author(s): Božo Repe
Subject(s): Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava u Srbiji
Summary/Abstract: The Presidency of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (CC LCY) was established in 1969, by a decision of the 9th Congress of the LCY. At the previous congress, in 1963, the function of the general secretary of the LCY was abolished, and the function of the president of the LCY was introduced instead. The 9th Congress was part of the process of strengthening federalism, after Ranković was dealt with in 1966. This process also weakened the principle of democratic centralism, i.e., subordination to federal party bodies, and increased the role of the LC republican organizations. For the first time, republican congresses were held before the federal congress. Similar processes took place in the Yugoslav political system, with the changes to the constitution (constitutional amendments), ending with the adoption of the constitution in 1974. This was also a period in which the monolithic nature of the party came to an end, and consequently, to a large extent, the politburo approach to its management, as well as a period in which ideological pluralism was strengthened, expressed by the so-called “party liberalism”. The League of Communists became more open to the public, that is, it determined “the directions of the struggle for socialist relations in the society” publicly.

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