Socialist Convergence (Mexico)
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Socialist Convergence is a Trotskyist
organisation in Mexico
.
It was founded in 1996 by the group formerly known as the Revolutionary Workers' Party, or PRT. It is a sympathizing organization of the reunified Fourth International
. CS is currently working to reestablish itself as a recognized national party, and in early 2004 it became a founding member of a new electoral alliance
called the Socialist Alliance
.
It is registered as a National political association
, meaning that it was able to gether signatures from at least 5,000 supporters and is moving towards formal registration as a political party
. At the core of the organisation is a group of around 300 members.
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
organisation in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
It was founded in 1996 by the group formerly known as the Revolutionary Workers' Party, or PRT. It is a sympathizing organization of the reunified Fourth International
Reunified Fourth International
The Fourth International is a Trotskyist international. In 1963, the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International, the International Secretariat and the International Committee, reunited, electing a United Secretariat of the Fourth International...
. CS is currently working to reestablish itself as a recognized national party, and in early 2004 it became a founding member of a new electoral alliance
Electoral alliance
An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...
called the Socialist Alliance
Socialist Alliance (Mexico)
The Socialist Alliance is an intended electoral alliance in Mexico created in November 2005 for the 2006 general elections. It includes several Trotskyist factions that split off from the old Revolutionary Workers' Party...
.
It is registered as a National political association
National political association
In the context of Mexican politics, a national political association is a citizens' association intended to assist in the development of democratic life and the country's political culture, as well as being intended to create a better informed public opinion...
, meaning that it was able to gether signatures from at least 5,000 supporters and is moving towards formal registration as a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
. At the core of the organisation is a group of around 300 members.