Socialist parties

The Arab Socialist Union ( , ; French: L'Union Socialiste Arabe) is one of a number of loosely related political parties based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism in a number of countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arab Socialist Union"

Batasuna (Unity) is a Basque political party based mainly in Spain but with a French presence, which is presumed to be associated with the Basque illegal armed group ETA. It is part of the Basque National Liberation Movement which includes social organizations, trade unions, youth ( Jarrai and Gazteriak, now merged in Haika and Segi), and women's groups ( Egizan). It has been banned in Spain since 2003, ostensibly for failing to condemn the atrocities of ETA and for alleged ties between its members and the violent group, but is not illegal in France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batasuna"

The British Socialist Party was a socialist party founded in Britain in 1911. The founding conference, called by the Social Democratic Party (better known by their earlier name, the Social Democratic Federation) also drew some Independent Labour Party branches and groups adhering to the Clarion newspaper, alongside individuals and representatives of smaller socialist groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Socialist Party"

The Bulgarian Socialist Party ( Bulgarian: Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija or Българска социалистическа партия) (BSP or БСП) is a political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. It was formed in 1990 in post-communist Bulgaria, following the decision of the Bulgarian Communist Party to abandon Marxism-Leninism. The BSP is a member of the Socialist International and is led by Sergei Stanishev. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bulgarian Socialist Party"

The Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism is a democratic socialist group in the United States which originated in 1992 as the Committees of Correspondence, a moderate, dissenting wing of the Communist Party USA. Named after the committees of correspondence of the American Revolution, the group was critical of the leadership of CPUSA leader Gus Hall and argued that in light of the collapse of the Soviet Union the party should reject Leninism and adopt a more moderate democratic socialist orientation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism"

The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. Its members rejected what they saw as the Communist Party of India's loyalty to the USSR as well as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Gandhi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Congress Socialist Party"

Cymru Goch (Red Wales) was a left wing nationalist organisation in Wales. It was founded in 1987 and fought for what it described as a Free Socialist Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cymru Goch"

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The Democratic Action Party (DAP, Parti Tindakan Demokratik in Malay) is Malaysia's largest secular and Socialist opposition party. Its core constituency is urban non- Muslim voters, with strongholds in areas such as Penang, Perak, and Sarawak. ...more on Wikipedia about "Democratic Action Party"

The Democratic Socialist Party (originally 民主社会党 Minshu Shakai-tō, later simply 民社党 Minsha-tō) was a former democratic socialist party that existed in Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)"

Estonian Left Party (Eesti Vasakpartei - EVP) is a left socialist political party in Estonia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Estonian Left Party"

The Fife Socialist League was a left-wing political party founded in Fife, Scotland in 1953. Led by the miners activist Lawrence Daly, they contested the West Fife constituency in the 1959 general election, polling 4,886 votes, more than the total received by the candidate of the Communist Party of Great Britain (until 1955 the seat was held by the Communist MP William Gallacher). ...more on Wikipedia about "Fife Socialist League"

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Forward Wales (or Cymru Ymlaen in Welsh) is a political party operating in Wales. It evolved from the John Marek Independent Party (JMIP), formed by the ex- Labour member of the Welsh Assembly, John Marek who is the party's national convenor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forward Wales"

The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région of French Guiana, in South America. The PSG is currently the majority party in the regional council of French Guiana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guianese Socialist Party" You've Got Questions. We've Got shortopedia.

The Hungarian Socialist Party ( Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt, MSZP) is a socialist party in Hungary. It is the part-successor of the communist Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (or MSZMP), which ruled Hungary between 1956 and 1989. The controversial decision of declaring the party a successor of the MSZMP still haunts them. In particular, some of the past communist elite could manage to live on and keep political influence in today's MSZP. The party is not to be confused with the Workers' Party, a marginal party of hardline Communists, the other successor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hungarian Socialist Party"

The Japan Socialist Party (日本社会党) (in Japanese Nihon Shakai-to) was a former Japanese political party with a socialist, left-wing ideology, which functioned between 1945 and 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about "Japan Socialist Party"

The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) was formed on February 27, 1900, at a conference at which representatives of the main socialist groupings in the United Kingdom were present. The LRC is the direct predecessor of the modern British Labour Party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Labour Representation Committee"

The Lanka Sama Samaja Party (literally Ceylon Equal Society Party, in Sinhala: ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය, in Tamil: லங்கா சமசமாஜக் கட்சி) is a trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lanka Sama Samaja Party"

The League of Democratic Socialists (Bund Demokratischer Sozialisten) is an Austrian political party formerly affiliated with the World Socialist Movement, though unlike most other WSM parties, it did not start as an offshoot of the Socialist Party of Great Britain. ...more on Wikipedia about "League of Democratic Socialists"

The Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto in Finnish, Vänsterförbundet in Swedish) is a political party in Finland. Its current chair is Suvi-Anne Siimes, and it is a member of the Nordic Green Left Alliance. In parliamentary elections, Left Alliance share of the vote has been close to ten per cent. The Left Alliance had three portfolios in the two cabinets of Paavo Lipponen ( 1995- 2003). ...more on Wikipedia about "Left Alliance (Finland)"

The Left Party (In German: Die Linkspartei., officially with a period at the end), formerly Party of Democratic Socialism (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus, PDS) is a left-wing socialist political party in Germany. It is the legal successor to the Socialist Unity Party (SED), which ruled East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) until 1990. Between 1990 and 2005 the party's PDS predecessor had been seen as the leftwing "party of the East", and whilst achieving minimal support in western Germany regularly won 15-25% of the vote in eastern Germany, entering coalition government (with the SPD) in two of eastern Germany's five states. In 2005 the PDS, renamed the Left Party, entered an electoral alliance with the western Germany-based Labor and Social Justice Party, and won 8.7% of the vote in Germany's September 2005 federal elections (more than double the PDS' 4% share in the 2002 election). ...more on Wikipedia about "Left Party (Germany)"

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The Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party - Communists (Vänsterpartiet kommunisterna; (vpk)). ...more on Wikipedia about "Left Party (Sweden)"

Vänstersocialistiska Partiet (Left Socialist Party) was a political party in Sweden that existed between 1940 and 1963. ...more on Wikipedia about "Left Socialist Party"

The Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) is a political party in Iceland. It was founded in 1999 by a few members of Alþingi that did not approve of the planned merger of the left parties in Iceland that resulted in the founding of the Alliance (Samfylkingin). The Left-Green Movement focuses on more traditional socialistic values and environmentalism. The party opposes Iceland's involvement in NATO and also the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. The party rejects membership of the EU and supports the Palestinian cause in the Middle East. ...more on Wikipedia about "Left-Green Movement"

Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (Democratic Socialist Party), a minor socialist party in India, mainly active in the northern and central parts of the country. Raghu Thakur is party president. LSP is often involved in "third fronts" in elections. ...more on Wikipedia about "Loktantrik Samajwadi Party" Good to know http://www.shortopedia.com.

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