Socialist International

Socialist International
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Abbreviation	SI
Formation	June 1951
Type	Federation
Purpose/focus	World federation of socialist political parties
Location	London, U.K.
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	115
President	George Papandreou
Main organ	Congress of the Socialist International
Budget	USD $1.7 million (2008)
Website	http://www.socialistinternational.org

Countries governed by an SI member or consultative parties (as of June 2010).

The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of social democratic, socialist and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.

History

The Second International, which was formed in 1889 and dissolved on the eve of World War I in 1914 and the Labour and Socialist International which dissolved itself in 1940 with the rise of nazism and the start of World War II, constituted some of the same parties that would later form the Socialist International. Among the Second International's most famous actions were its 1889 declaration of 1 May as International Workers Day and its 1910 declaration of 8 March as International Women's Day.

While the Second International was split by the outbreak of World War I, a skeleton form survived through the International Socialist Commission. The International re-formed in 1923 (as the Labour and Socialist International), and was reconstituted again, in its present form, after World War II (during which many social democratic and socialist parties had been suppressed in Nazi-occupied Europe).

During the post-World War II period, the SI aided social democratic parties in re-establishing themselves when dictatorship gave way to democracy in Portugal (1974) and Spain (1975). Until its 1976 Geneva Congress, the Socialist International had few members outside Europe and no formal involvement with Latin America^[1]. In the 1980s, most SI parties gave their backing to the Nicaraguan Sandinistas (FSLN), whose left-wing government had incited enmity from the United States.

Since then, the SI has admitted as member-parties not only the FSLN but also the centre-left Puerto Rican Independence Party, as well as the ex-Communist parties such as the Italian Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra (DS)) and the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO).

The Party of European Socialists, a European political party active in the European Parliament, is an associated organisation of the Socialist International.

The current Secretary General of the Socialist International is Luis Ayala (Chile), who has held the post since 1989.

Presidents

• Morgan Phillips 1951-1957
• Alsing Andersen 1957-1962
• Erich Ollenhauer 1963
• Bruno Pittermann 1964-1976
• Willy Brandt 1976-1992
• Pierre Mauroy 1992-1999
• António Guterres 1999-2005
• George Papandreou 2006-present

Honorary Presidents

• Pierre Mauroy
• Ruben Berrios Martinez
• Philippe Busquin
• Alan García
• Anita Gradin
• Elazar Granot
• Anker Jørgensen
• Neil Kinnock
• Enrique Silva Cimma
• Mário Soares
• Hans-Jochen Vogel

Summits

1. Frankfurt 1951
2. Milan 1952
3. Stockholm 1953
4. London 1955
5. Vienna 1957
6. Hamburg 1959
7. Rome 1961
8. Amsterdam 1963
9. Brussels 1964
10. Stockholm 1966
11. Eastbourne 1969
12. Vienna 1972
13. Geneva 1976
14. Vancouver 1978
15. Madrid 1980
16. Albufeira 1983
17. Lima 1986
18. Stockholm 1989
19. Berlin 1992
20. New York 1996
21. Paris 1999
22. São Paulo 2003
23. Athens 2008

Member parties

Country	Name	Government	Notes
Albania	Social Democratic Party of Albania	in opposition
Albania	Socialist Party of Albania	in opposition
Algeria	Socialist Forces Front	in opposition
Andorra	Social Democratic Party	in government
Angola	Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola	in government
Armenia	Armenian Revolutionary Federation	in opposition
Argentina	Socialist Party	in opposition
Argentina	Radical Civic Union	in opposition
Aruba	People's Electoral Movement	in opposition
Australia	Australian Labor Party	in government
Austria	Social Democratic Party of Austria	senior party in coalition cabinet
Barbados	Barbados Labour Party	in opposition
Belgium	Socialist Party Different	in opposition
Belgium	Socialist Party	junior party in coalition cabinet
Benin	Social Democratic Party	in opposition	part of the Alliance for Dynamism and Democracy
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Alliance of Independent Social Democrats	in government
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina	in government
Brazil	Democratic Labour Party	junior party in coalition cabinet
Bulgaria	Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats	in opposition	part of Coalition for Bulgaria
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Socialist Party	in opposition	part of Coalition for Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party	in opposition
Cameroon	Social Democratic Front	in opposition
Canada	New Democratic Party	in opposition
Cape Verde	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	in government
Chile	Socialist Party of Chile	in opposition	part of Concert of Parties for Democracy
Chile	Social Democratic Radical Party	in opposition	part of Concert of Parties for Democracy
Chile	Party for Democracy	in opposition	part of Concert of Parties for Democracy
Colombia	Colombian Liberal Party	in opposition
Côte d'Ivoire	Ivorian Popular Front	in government
Costa Rica	National Liberation Party	in government
Croatia	Social Democratic Party of Croatia	in opposition
Curaçao	New Antilles Movement	in opposition
Cyprus	Movement for Social Democracy	in opposition
Czech Republic	Czech Social Democratic Party	in opposition
Denmark	Social Democrats	in opposition
Dominican Republic	Dominican Revolutionary Party	in opposition
Ecuador	Democratic Left	in government	part of the PAIS Alliance
Egypt	National Democratic Party	in government
Equatorial Guinea	Convergence for Social Democracy	in opposition
Estonia	Social Democratic Party	in opposition (formerly in government)
Finland	Social Democratic Party of Finland	in opposition
France	Socialist Party	in opposition
Germany	Social Democratic Party of Germany	in opposition
Ghana	National Democratic Congress	in government
Greece	Panhellenic Socialist Movement	in government
Guatemala	National Unity of Hope	in government
Guinea	Rally of the Guinean People	in opposition	has no seats in parliament as it boycotted last elections
Haiti	Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats	in government (part of coalition)
Hungary	Hungarian Socialist Party	in opposition
Iceland	Social Democratic Alliance	senior party in coalition cabinet
Iraq	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan	junior party in coalition cabinet	part of the Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan
Ireland	Labour Party	in opposition
Israel	Israeli Labor Party	junior party in coalition cabinet
Israel	New Movement-Meretz	in opposition
Italy	Democrats of the Left	in opposition	part of the Democratic Party
Italy	Italian Socialist Party	in opposition	has no seats in parliament
Jamaica	People's National Party	in opposition
Japan	Social Democratic Party	in opposition
Lebanon	Progressive Socialist Party	junior party in coalition cabinet	part of the March 14 Alliance
Latvia	Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party	in opposition	has no seats in parliament
Lithuania	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	in opposition
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party	junior party in coalition cabinet
Macedonia	Social Democratic Union of Macedonia	in opposition
Malaysia	Democratic Action Party	in opposition	part of the Pakatan Rakyat
Mali	Alliance for Democracy in Mali	in government	part of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress
Mali	Rally for Mali	in opposition	part of the Front for Democracy and the Republic
Malta	Labour Party	in opposition
Mauritania	Rally of Democratic Forces	in opposition
Mauritius	Mauritian Militant Movement	in opposition	part of the MMM-MSM alliance
Mauritius	Mauritian Labour Party	in government	part of the Alliance Sociale
Mexico	Party of the Democratic Revolution	in opposition	part of the Coalition for the Good of All
Mexico	Institutional Revolutionary Party	in opposition	part of the Alliance for Mexico
Moldova	Democratic Party of Moldova	in government	part of Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
Mongolia	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	in government
Montenegro	Social Democratic Party of Montenegro	junior party in coalition cabinet	part of Coalition for a European Montenegro
Montenegro	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro	senior party in coalition cabinet	part of Coalition for a European Montenegro
Morocco	Socialist Union of Popular Forces	junior party in coalition cabinet
Mozambique	FRELIMO	in government
Namibia	South West Africa People's Organisation	in government
Nepal	Nepali Congress	senior party in coalition cabinet
Netherlands	Labour Party	in opposition
New Zealand	New Zealand Labour Party	in opposition
Nicaragua	Sandinista National Liberation Front	in government
Niger	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism	in opposition
Northern Ireland	Social Democratic and Labour Party	junior party in coalition cabinet
Norway	Norwegian Labour Party	senior party in coalition cabinet
Pakistan	Pakistan Peoples Party	senior party in coalition cabinet
Panama	Democratic Revolutionary Party	in opposition
Paraguay	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	in government	part of Patriotic Alliance for Change
Peru	American Popular Revolutionary Alliance	senior party in coalition cabinet
Poland	Democratic Left Alliance	in opposition
Poland	Labour Union	in opposition
Portugal	Socialist Party	in government
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican Independence Party	Holds no seats in Puerto Rican Senate or House of Representatives
Romania	Social Democratic Party	in opposition
San Marino	Party of Socialists and Democrats	in opposition
Senegal	Socialist Party of Senegal	in opposition	has no seats in parliament as it boycotted last elections
Serbia	Democratic Party	senior party in coalition cabinet	part of For a European Serbia
Slovakia	Direction – Social Democracy	senior party in coalition cabinet
Slovenia	Social Democrats	senior party in coalition cabinet
Spain	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party	in government
South Africa	African National Congress	in government
Sweden	Swedish Social Democratic Party	in opposition
Switzerland	Social Democratic Party of Switzerland	in coalition cabinet
Tunisia	Constitutional Democratic Rally	in government
Turkey	Republican People's Party	in opposition
United Kingdom	Labour Party	in opposition
United States	Democratic Socialists of America	not applicable	not an electoral party
Uruguay	Socialist Party of Uruguay	in government	part of the Broad Front
Uruguay	New Space	in government	part of the Broad Front
Venezuela	Democratic Action	in opposition
Venezuela	Movement for Socialism	in opposition
Zimbabwe	Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai	senior party in coalition cabinet

Consultative parties

•  Azerbaijan - Social Democratic Party
•  Belarus - Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)
•  Burundi - Front for Democracy in Burundi
•  Dominica - Dominica Labour Party-in government
•  Fiji - Fiji Labour Party
•  Gabon - Gabonese Progress Party
•  Guatemala - Social Democratic Convergence
•  Greenland - Forward-in opposition
•  Guyana - Working People's Alliance
•  Mali - Rally for Mali
•  Namibia - Congress of Democrats
•  Paraguay - Party for a Country of Solidarity
•  Philippines - Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
•  Philippines - Philippine Democratic Socialist Party
•  Russia - Union of Social Democrats
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party-in government
•  Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia Labour Party
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Unity Labour Party-in government
•  Timor-Leste - Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
•  Togo - Democratic Convention of African Peoples
•  Tunisia - Democratic Forum for Labour and Freedom
•  Northern Cyprus - Republican Turkish Party (pending consultation)
•  Ukraine - Socialist Party of Ukraine
•  Ukraine - Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (merged with the Human Rights Party into the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party)
•  Venezuela - For Social Democracy (PODEMOS)

Observer parties

•  Botswana - Botswana National Front
•  Bulgaria - Bulgaria Social Democracy
•  Central African Republic - Patriotic Front for Progress
•  Colombia - Alternative Democratic Pole
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo - Union for Democracy and Social Progress
•  Haiti - Organisation of the People in Struggle
•  India - Janata Dal (Secular)
•  Iran - Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran
•  Jordan - Jordanian Democratic Party of the Left
•  Moldova - Social Democratic Party
•  Palestine - Fatah
•  Palestine - Palestinian National Initiative
•  Russia - Just Russia-support president Medvedev
•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic - Polisario Front-in government
•  Yemen - Yemeni Socialist Party

Fraternal organisations

• International Falcon Movement - Socialist Education International
• International Union of Socialist Youth
• Socialist International Women

Associated organisations

• International Federation of the Socialist and Democratic Press
• International Labour Sports Confederation
• International League of Religious Socialists
• International Social Democratic Union for Education
• International Jewish Labor Bund
• National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (United States of America)
• Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
• Party of European Socialists
• Social Democratic Group of the Latin American Parliament
• World Labour Zionist Movement

See also

• African Socialist International
• PARLATINO
• International Workingmen's Association ("First International")
• International Working Union of Socialist Parties ("Second and a half international"/"Two-and-a-half International")
• Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière (SFIO, the French section of the Second International)
• Reformism
• Social democracy
• Third way

References

External links

• Official site of the Socialist International
• Official site of the Party of European Socialists

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