[citation needed] Present mainly in Campania and Tuscany, over the years the party ended up at the center of strong controversy regarding the links between itself and the subversive movements operating in Italy.

[6][7] A few months after its foundation, the organization stood on antagonistic positions with the aim of having a guiding role towards the proletariat, as established in the 1998 document entitled "Project of Manifesto – Program of the New Italian Communist Party".

[9] This form of coordination subsequently attracted the attention of the Ministry of the Interior, which placed the CARCs in the galaxy of left-wing subversion, contiguous to terrorist groups even if not directly involved in criminal actions.

[11][better source needed] At the 2011 municipal elections in Naples, the CARC party openly supported the former magistrate Luigi de Magistris, arousing several controversies.

[12] During the third national congress held in October 2012, socialism was reaffirmed as the party's target, to be achieved through support to grassroots movements and a "People Bloc's Government" to counter the crisis.