Workers' Party of Socialist Unity

Workers Party of Socialist Unity (Portuguese: Partido Operário de Unidade Socialista, pronounced [pɐɾˈtiðwɔpɨˈɾaɾju ðɨ uniˈðaðɨ susjɐˈliʃtɐ], POUS) is a small Trotskyist former political party in Portugal, founded by Aires Rodrigues and Carmelinda Pereira in 1979 after a split from the Portuguese Socialist Party.[1] It is a member of the Fourth International led by Pierre Lambert. It disbanded itself as a registered political party on November 14, 2020. It will continue to exist as a political association.[2]

Workers Party of Socialist Unity
Partido Operário de Unidade Socialista
LeaderCollective leadership (Central Committee)
Founded1979
Dissolved2020
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism
Trotskyism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationFourth International
ColoursRed
Website
https://pous4.no.sapo.pt/

References edit

  1. ^ Alexander, Robert J (1991). International Trotskyism (PDF). Duke University Press. p. 653. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  2. ^ "TC > Jurisprudência > Acordãos > Acórdão 743/2020".