Socialist Equality Party (Australia)
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The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) is a minor Australian political party, affiliated with the International Committee of the Fourth International.
[edit] Policy and views
Unlike Australia's other socialist party, the Socialist Alliance (which usually allocates preferences to the Greens), the SEP refuses to align itself with any other party, not allocating preferences in the House of Representatives. However, in order to secure an "above the line" status for its Senate candidates, it split preferences between Labor, the Liberals, and the Greens, thus claiming to not favor any of the major parties. [1] Nevertheless, it espouses a broadly left-wing position, with particular emphasis on opposition to the Iraq War.
The SEP attempted to stress its differences from the Socialist Alliance, claiming that its quest for a place in Australian politics "will not take place through radical-sounding sloganeering and other protest antics, like those of the Socialist Alliance and other middle-class protest organisations"[2]. Among its candidates was the campaigner Nick Beams.
[edit] References
- ^ The SEP and preferences in the 2007 election. World Socialist Web Site (2007-11-07). Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Socialist Equality Party (16 Oct 2007). Socialist Equality Party 2007 federal election statement. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
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