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Initiative for Democratic Socialism Iniciativa za demokratični socializem | |
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| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 8 March 2014 |
| Dissolved | June 2017 |
| Merged into | The Left |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana |
| Ideology | Marxism Anti-capitalism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| National affiliation | United Left |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| Colours | red |
| Website | |
| http://www.demokraticni-socializem.si/ | |
Initiative for Democratic Socialism (IDS) was a Slovenian Marxist party founded on March 8th, 2014, and was part of the United Left electoral alliance.[1] Its collective leadership structure without an individual leader, inspired by Occupy Wall Street,[2] was conceived by members of The Workers and Punks University in November 2013, and only allowed for an elected coordinator of the IDS council. Luka Mesec was the first coordinator to be elected.[3] In 2017 the IDS merged with the Party for Sustainable Development of Slovenia (TRS) to form The Left(Slovene: Levica).[4]
- ^ Nastala je nova stranka, Iniciativa za demokratični socializem, Delo, 8 March 2014
- ^ Neki novi tovariši..., Mladina, 13 November 2013
- ^ Nastala je nova stranka, Iniciativa za demokratični socializem, Dnevnik, 8 March 2014
- ^ "STA: Merging of the Left marked by departures from IDS". english.sta.si. Retrieved 2017-06-25.