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SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of social democratic, labor, and democratic socialist political parties. It draws its name from the original Socialist International (often called the Second International), which was formed in 1889. Among the Second International's most famous actions were its (1889) declaration of 1st May as International Labour Day and its (1910) declaration of 8th March as International Women's Day. The Second International was split by the outbreak of World War I, then re-formed in 1923 (as the Labour and Socialist International), and finally 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). 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 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 organization of the Socialist International.
Presidents
As of 2006, George Papandreou, leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, is the president of the Socialist International.
Full member parties
- Albania - Social Democratic Party, Socialist Party of Albania
- Algeria - Socialist Forces Front
- Andorra - Social Democratic Party
- Angola - Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Argentina - Socialist Party, Radical Civic Union
- Armenia - Armenian Revolutionary Federation
- Aruba - People's Electoral Movement
- Australia - Australian Labor Party
- Austria - Social Democratic Party of Austria
- Barbados - Barbados Labour Party
- Belgium - Socialist Party, Social Progressive Alternative
- Benin - Social Democratic Party
- Bolivia - Revolutionary Left Movement - New Majority
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil - Democratic Labour Party
- Bulgaria - Bulgarian Social Democrats, Bulgarian Socialist Party
- Burkina Faso - Congress for Democracy and Progress
- Cameroon - Social Democratic Front
- Canada - New Democratic Party of Canada
- Cape Verde - African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
- Chile - Party for Democracy, Social Democrat Radical Party, Socialist Party of Chile
- Colombia - Colombian Liberal Party
- Costa Rica - National Liberation Party
- Côte d'Ivoire - Ivorian Popular Front
- Croatia - Social Democratic Party of Croatia
- Curaçao - Movement for a New Antilles
- Cyprus - Movement of Social Democrats
- Czech Republic - Czech Social Democratic Party
- Denmark - Social Democracy
- Dominican Republic - Dominican Revolutionary Party
- Ecuador - Democratic Left Party
- Egypt - National Democratic Party
- Equatorial Guinea - Convergence for Social Democracy
- Estonia - Social Democratic Party
- Finland - Social Democratic Party of Finland
- France - Socialist Party
- Germany - Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Greece - Panhellenic Socialist Movement
- Guinea - Rally of the Guinean People
- Haiti - Union of Haitian Social Democrats
- Hungary - Hungarian Social Democratic Party, Hungarian Socialist Party
- Iceland - Alliance
- Ireland - Irish Labour Party
- Israel - Israel Labor Party, Meretz-Yachad
- Italy - Democrats of the Left, Italian Democratic Socialists
- Jamaica - People's National Party
- Japan - Social Democratic Party
- Latvia - Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
- Lebanon - Progressive Socialist Party
- Lithuania - Lithuanian Social Democratic Party
- Luxembourg - Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
- Macedonia - Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
- Malaysia - Democratic Action Party
- Mali - African Party for Solidarity and Justice
- Malta - Malta Labour Party
- Mauritius - Mauritius Labour Party, Mauritian Militant Movement
- Mexico - Institutional Revolutionary Party, Party of the Democratic Revolution
- Mongolia - Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
- Montenegro - Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
- Morocco - Socialist Union of Popular Forces
- Mozambique - FRELIMO
- Nepal - Nepali Congress
- Netherlands - Labour Party
- New Zealand - New Zealand Labour Party
- Nicaragua - Sandinista National Liberation Front
- Niger - Party for Democracy and Socialism of Niger
- Northern Ireland - Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Norway - Norwegian Labour Party
- Panama - Democratic Revolutionary Party
- Pakistan - Pakistan Peoples Party
- Paraguay - Revolutionary Febrerista Party
- Peru - Peruvian Aprista Party
- Poland - Democratic Left Alliance, Union of Labour
- Portugal - Socialist Party
- Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican Independence Party
- Romania - Social Democratic Party
- San Marino - Party of Socialists and Democrats
- Senegal - Socialist Party
- Slovakia - Direction - Social Democracy
- Slovenia - Social Democrats
- Spain - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
- South Africa - African National Congress
- Sweden - Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden
- Switzerland - Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
- Tunisia - Democratic Constitutional Rally
- Turkey - Republican People's Party
- Ukraine - Socialist Party of Ukraine
- United Kingdom - Labour Party
- United States - Democratic Socialists of America, Social Democrats USA
- Uruguay - Socialist Party of Uruguay, New Space
- Venezuela - Democratic Action
Consultative parties
Observer parties
Fraternal organizations
Associated organizations
See also
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