Socialist Left (Argentina)
Socialist Left (Spanish: 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.
Socialist Left Izquierda Socialista | |
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| Abbreviation | IS |
| Founded | 21 September 2006[1] |
| Split from | MST[1] |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Newspaper | El Socialista |
| Youth wing | Juventud de Izquierda Socialista |
| Women's wing | Isadora |
| Membership (2017) |  30,523[2][3] |
| Ideology | Trotskyism[4] |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Workers' Left Front[4] |
| International affiliation | International Workers' Unity – Fourth International[5] |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 2 / 257 |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 72 |
| Website | |
| izquierdasocialista.org.ar | |
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.
References
- "Hace 10 años nacía Izquierda Socialista". Izquierda Socialista (in Spanish). 21 September 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- "AFILIACIONES A LOS PARTIDOS POLITICOS". electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "Estadística de Afiliados" (PDF). electoral.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Piscetta, Juan (30 May 2021). "Sin sorpresas en candidaturas, la izquierda prepara una campaña dirigida al descontento social". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- "UIT-CI". uit-ci.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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