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The Socialist International is a worldwide organisation 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 1 May as International Labour Day and its (1910) declaration of 8 March as International Women's Day. The Second International was split by the outbreak of World War I, although a skeleton form was kept going as the International Socialist Commission. It 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). 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 center-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.

Honorary Presidents

Ruben Berrios Martinez

Presidents

As of 2007, George Papandreou, leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, is the president of the Socialist International.

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

Contents 1 Full member parties 2 Consultative parties 3 Observer parties 4 Fraternal organisations 5 Associated organisations 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Full member parties

(parties in government are in bold)

•  Albania - Social Democratic Party
•  Albania - Socialist Party of Albania
•  Algeria - Socialist Forces Front
•  Andorra - Social Democratic Party
•  Angola - Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
•  Argentina - Socialist Party
•  Argentina - 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
•  Belgium - 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
•  Bulgaria - 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
•  Chile - Social Democrat Radical Party
•  Chile - 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 Democrats
•  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
•  Hungary - Hungarian Socialist Party
•  Iceland - Alliance
•  Iraq - Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
•  Ireland - Labour Party
•  Israel - Israel Labor Party
•  Israel - Meretz-Yachad
•  Italy - Democrats of the Left
•  Italy - 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
•  Republic of 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
•  Mauritius - Mauritian Militant Movement
•  Mexico - Institutional Revolutionary Party
•  Mexico - 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
•  Poland - 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 - Swedish Social Democratic Party
•  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
•  United States - Social Democrats USA
•  Uruguay - Socialist Party of Uruguay
•  Uruguay - New Space
•  Venezuela - Democratic Action

[edit] Consultative parties

•  Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party
•  Belarus - Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina - Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
•  Burundi - Frodebu
•  Dominica - Dominica Labour Party
•  Fiji - Fiji Labour Party
•  Gabon - Gabonese Progress Party
•  Ghana - National Democratic Congress
•  Guatemala - Social Democratic Convergence
•  Greenland - Forward
•  Guyana - Working People's Alliance
•  Mali - Rally for Mali
•  Montenegro - Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
•  Namibia - Congress of Democrats
•  Namibia - South-West Africa People's Organisation
•  Palestine - Fatah
•  Paraguay - Solidary Country Party
•  Philippines - Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
•  Philippines - Philippine Democratic Socialist Party
•  Russia - Social Democratic Party of Russia
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis - St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party
•  Saint Lucia - St. Lucia Labour Party
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Unity Labour Party
•  Serbia - Democratic Party
•  Serbia - Social Democratic Party
•  Timor-Leste - Fretilin
•  Togo - Democratic Convention of African Peoples
•  Tunisia - Democratic Forum for Labour and Freedoms
•  Ukraine - Social Democratic Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine
•  Venezuela - Movement for Socialism

[edit] Observer parties

• Botswana - Botswana National Front
• Bulgaria - Bulgaria Social Democracy
•  Central African Republic - Patriotic Front for Progress
•  Colombia - Independent 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 - Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
• Jordan - Jordanian Democratic Party of the Left
•  Mauritania - Rally of Democratic Forces
• Republic of Moldova - Social Democratic Party of Moldova
• Palestinian Territories - Fatah
• Turkey - Democratic Society Party
• Yemen - Yemeni Socialist Party

[edit] Fraternal organisations

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

[edit] Associated organisations

• International Federation of the Socialist and Democratic Press
• International Labour Sports Confederation
• International League of Religious Socialists
• International Union of Social Democratic Teachers
• Jewish Labour Bund
• National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
• Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists
• Party of European Socialists
• Social Democratic Group of the Latin American Parliament
• World Labour Zionist Movement

[edit] See also

• African Socialist International
• PARLATINO

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site of the Socialist International