 In German-speaking Switzerland, new students of provided a flow of members, particularly from agronomy and architecture.The Communist Party of Switzerland / Marxist-Leninists was the only Maoist grouping in Switzerland, and as such received official recognition of the CCP and in the mid-seventies of the Albanian Party of Labour.Articles from the monthly party journal "October", recorded greetings of the party leader, occasionally cited Rundschau in Beijing and reported news of party delegations invited to China 

In 1970, KPS / ML attempted to stir opposition and conflict within other left-wing domestic political parties.