Parti Socialiste de Lutte
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The Socialist Party of Struggle or Parti Socialiste de Lutte PSL is the French
name of the section of the Committee for a Workers' International
, a Trotskyist international, in Belgium
. Its Flemish
name is Linkse Socialistische Partij
.
The name PSL was adopted during the 2008 congress of LSP-PSL, before this, the name of the organisation in French was Mouvement pour une Alternive Socialiste or Movement for a Socialist Alternative. The name "Party" was adopted because the name "Movement" didn't correspond any longer with the growth and ambition of the Party.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
name of the section of the Committee for a Workers' International
Committee for a Workers' International
The Committee for a Workers' International is an international association of Trotskyist parties. Members include the Socialist Party of England and Wales, the Socialist Party , the Socialist Party the Democratic Socialist Movement in South Africa and Nigeria and groups using the name Socialist...
, a Trotskyist international, in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Its Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
name is Linkse Socialistische Partij
Left Socialist Party (Belgium)
The Left Socialist Party is a political party in Belgium without parliamentary representation. It is the Belgian section of the Committee for a Workers' International, a Trotskyist International.It was formed in 1992 as 'Militant Links' and fights for the right of the workers and the people in...
.
The name PSL was adopted during the 2008 congress of LSP-PSL, before this, the name of the organisation in French was Mouvement pour une Alternive Socialiste or Movement for a Socialist Alternative. The name "Party" was adopted because the name "Movement" didn't correspond any longer with the growth and ambition of the Party.