The ideology of the GKP is hardline Stalinist Marxism-Leninism. The party organization was built up following democratic centralist principles, with Melik Zebestyen as its General Secretary. Article 3 of Gusztavia's Constitution identified the Party as the "leading political force of the state and of the society.", and Article 10 further identifies it as the "avant garde of the ruling working class". However, people from the working-class and peasantry have a negligible presence in the GKP élite. They are mostly well-educated intellectuals, many have studied abroad.