The majority led by Chairman Hannu Harju did not approve of this and the Central Committee voted (18-9) against the initiative.

The minority, including the Helsinki district organization, the main force behind the project, chose not to respect the decision, and it was expelled.

Some notable persons among the expelled were Heikki Männikkö (the party secretary), Reijo Katajaranta (the editor-in-chief of the KTP organ), and Pekka Tiainen (the 1994 presidential candidate).

Both parties adhere to traditional orthodox Marxism-Leninism and support, for example, North Korea as an anti-imperialist bastion.

The only elected local councilor of the league, Antti Siika-Aho, stood (in 2004) as a Left Alliance candidate.