Talk:Socialist International

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[edit] NPOV?

What is the dispute?? --Cybersavior 08:17, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

There seems to have been an edit war, some IPs trying to add a weighting of the SI member parties into the beginning of the text, which of course is not the right place for that. I'll remove the template until someone explains why it should be there. --SoWhy Talk 15:46, 6 May 2006 (UTC)


== == Repuplican People's party in Turkey is not a socialist party, it is a militarist,racist,nationalist party. How can they be a part of that organisation.They should be exiled. == ==


[edit] Facism portal?

Why is this here? Also, I think this is NPOV. Jztinfinity 03:08, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Because...

Members like Mexico's PRI, Egypt's National Democratic Party, Jamaica's People's National Party, and Venezuela's Accion Democratica advocate positions that are more akin to fascism than to social democracy or to democratic socialism.

When did the PRI join the Socialist International? Alan Riding's 1985 book Distant Neighbors mentioned that the PRI was denied membership in the SI. Considering the PRI's neo-liberal orientation ever since, it seems doubtful to me whether they actually are a member. Could someone produce a citation as to whether the PRI are a member of the SI and, if so, when they actually joined?

PRI is listed as a member on the SI's official website. [1] —Sesel 23:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
The SI perhaps isn't as picky as it should be about its membership. Also, a lot of SI member-parties have neo-liberal elements in their programmes. However, I think the use of the term "fascist" by the above critic is very loose (there is a tendency to use the word much too freely whenever one dislikes a party). Also, in the rather unlikely event that Wikipedians do decide to add a link to fascism from the page about SI, a similar link would also have to be made to fascism from the International Democrat Union (the rightwing equivalent of SI), given some of IDU's less pleasant member-parties.-86.133.243.52 13:43, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I think we should work this into the artical somewhere. Perhapes we could add a critisism that could voice these complaints against the ambiguity of some of the SI's members. As of now it is rather misleading because it makes out some parties to be much more left wing than they actually are. Reallybadtrip 22:14, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Macedonia no longer ruled by Socialists

Please correct the map, the Social Democrat Party of Macedonia is now in opposition in FYROM after the last elections.

[edit] But Germany is...

The card isn't right. Germany is ruled by a CDU/SPD/CSU-government. The SPD is am member of the Socialist International. Somebody should correct this on the card. The German Vice-Chancelor Franz Müntefering for example is a member of the SPD.

That's correct. The German Social Democratic Party is still member of the government, even though they don't have the chancellorship anymore. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.13.137.37 (talk) 01:45, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

-The SPD aren't the leading party in the coalition (they have less seats than the combined CDU-CSU number). Maybe we could have another section for SI parties which are in governing coalitions, but actually the "lead" party in power? --Free Socialist 14:11, 2 November 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Free Socialist (talk • contribs)

[edit] Socialist Party of Ukraine

Socialist Party of Ukraine is only consultative party not full member party (see http://www.socialistinternational.org/maps/english/europe.htm). --Gutsul 07:33, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] SDLP

Although the British Labour Party is the governing party of the UK, as stated on the main page, the SDLP also forms part of the four-party devolved Executive in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Should it be moved into the 'Currently ruling' section? ElBlogador 14:59, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Australia is now governed by an SI party

Australia is now governed by the Australian Labor Party, which since two weeks ago is now in power in Australia federally and in every state and mainland territory. The map needs to be changed. --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 13:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ukrainian affiliate?

Just to note, we need to clarify whether the "Social Democratic Party of Ukraine" listed is the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united), or the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party. --Free Socialist (talk) 21:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Switzerland isn't really governed by the SP-PS...

The highest government office in Switzerland - the Bundesrat (Federal Council), is not just made up of one party. There are two members of the Bundesrat from SP-PS, but that does not mean that they have control of the government - it is actually the right-wing SVP with most seats in parliament. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmacd (talk • contribs) 07:15, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Costa Rica is governed by a SI party

Can anyone update the map and also include Costa Rica as a country being governed by a SI party. See Partido Liberacion Nacional which is Social Democratic party. Eao1970 (talk) 05:54, 14 April 2008 (UTC)