Socialist Left (Argentina)
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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.
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Socialist Left Izquierda Socialista | |
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Abbreviation | IS |
Founded | 21 September 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09-21)[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 | 0 / 257 |
Seats in the Senate | 0 / 72 |
Website | |
izquierdasocialista.org.ar | |
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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.