Socialist Left (Argentina) Explained

Socialist Left
Native Name:Izquierda Socialista
Abbreviation:IS
Foundation:[1]
Youth Wing:Juventud de Izquierda Socialista
Womens Wing:Isadora
National:Workers' Left Front[2]
Split:MST
International:International Workers' Unity – Fourth International[3]
Ideology:Trotskyism
Position:Far-left
Membership Year:2017
Membership: 30,523[4] [5]
Newspaper:El Socialista
Headquarters:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Senate
Colours: Red
Website:izquierdasocialista.org.ar
Country:Argentina

Socialist Left (Spanish; Castilian: Izquierda Socialista; IS), officially registered as the Left for a Socialist Option (Izquierda por una Opción Socialista), is a Trotskyist political party in Argentina. It was founded in 2006 as a split from the Socialist Workers' Movement. It is the Argentine section of International Workers' Unity – Fourth International. It is one of three parties that make up the Workers' Left Front.

Members include Liliana Olivero, a former deputy in the provincial legislature in Córdoba Province, Argentina, Angélica Lagunas, a provincial deputy in Neuquén Province, Mercedes de Mendieta, a deputy in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, and Graciela Calderón, a deputy in Buenos Aires Province.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hace 10 años nacía Izquierda Socialista. Izquierda Socialista. 21 September 2006. 23 June 2021. es.
  2. Web site: Sin sorpresas en candidaturas, la izquierda prepara una campaña dirigida al descontento social. Infobae. Piscetta. Juan. 30 May 2021. 23 June 2021. es.
  3. Web site: UIT-CI. uit-ci.org. es. 23 June 2021.
  4. Web site: AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS. electoral.gob.ar. Spanish. 14 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Estadística de Afiliados. electoral.gob.ar. Spanish. 2016. 14 May 2020.