Socialist People's Front
Socialist People's Front Socialistinis liaudies frontas | |
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Left-wing | |
European affiliation | INITIATIVE |
International affiliation | IMCWP |
Continental affiliation | CPSU (2001) |
Lithuanian parliament | 0 / 141 |
European Parliament | 0 / 12 |
Local councils | 2 / 1,526 |
Website | |
slfrontas.lt | |
The Socialist People's Front (SPF;
In December 2017, the party was reorganized into a political association, as it was liquidated in 2016 for lacking the minimum required number of members for a party.[3]
Ideology and Political Programme
The ideology of the SPF is
In its political action the party follows the guidelines set by a creatively developing
Marxist theory and methodology, advances made by western social democracies, the positive beginnings of Soviet socialism, the achievements of the capitalist system beneficial to society, and the principles of humanitarianism, equal rights, and solidarity... The SPF represents physical and intellectual work done on behalf of the interests of the workers in the private, public, and governmental spheres. The SPF protects the rights of small and middle-sized businesses. Its persistent concern is the problems faced by recipients of welfare. The SPF will seek to achieve its goals only by peaceful, political means, respecting the Constitution of Lithuania, laws, and international acts and principles that defend human rights.[4]
Structure
The SPF congress is the supreme organ of the party. The congress chooses the party's executive council, which oversees and organizes the activity of the party in between congresses, received decisions regarding creating coalitions with other parties, and approves the budget, any reports on the use of funds, and the candidacy of the head of the election committee. The party's sole leader is the chairperson. Territorial subgroups of the party are its chapters and groups.
Participation in elections
The party participated in the
Controversies
The SPF caused controversy twice in 2010 when members of the party were denied entry into
In 2011, Lithuanian authorities had initiated prosecution against Paleckis for his denial of
The party also hails the Constitution of
During the demonstration to commemorate Independence Day of Lithuania on February 15, 2014, the leader of Kaunas' branch Giedrius Grabauskas commented on the Act of March 11 as the one "having brought severe consequences to Lithuania".[13]
During the events of
A former leader Algirdas Paleckis left the party in January 2016, just before the Parliamentary election. He motivated such a decision by "diverted opinions with the party leadership", their "overestimation of the significance of rallies and underestimation of the one of participation in the election". As a result, Paleckis participated in the election as an independent candidate in Naujoji Vilnia.[14] The party with a new leadership started to use more nationalist rhetoric.
Political positions
Even though the party is economically
The party also opposes quotas for
Leadership
- Algirdas Paleckis (2009-2014)
- Edikas Jagelavičius (2014-2017)
- Giedrius Grabauskas (2017-)
References
- ^ "Politinių partijų narių sarasai" (PDF). www.tm.lt/ (in Lithuanian). October 2, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ Karštas komentaras: „Frontas“ ir Socialistų partija susijungė į Socialistinį liaudies frontą
- ^ Antanavičius, Ugnius (December 19, 2018). "A.Paleckio įkurto „fronto" pirmininkas nuo politiko neatsiriboja: laikome jį bendražygiu". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian).
Vėliau ši partija buvo likviduota, tačiau nuo 2017 m. gruodžio yra pertvarkyta į asociaciją. ("The party was later liquidated, but was reorganized to a political association in December of 2017.")
- ^ a b Socialistinio Liaudies Fronto statutas Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lithuanian radical denied entry into Estonia BNS/alfa.lt article retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ Lithuanian, Latvian antifascists barred from entering Estonia to protest congress of SS veterans Interfax article retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ EXTRA :Saugant buvusių SSinkų ir jų gerbėjų ramybę. Neįleisti SLF ir kitų antifašistinių judėjimų nariai. Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine SLF Info article in Lithuanian retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Lithuanian former journalist says country tried to deny speech, send him to prison".
- ^ "Algirdas Paleckis found guilty of denying Soviet aggression".
- ^ "Algirdas Paleckis, or a new Dreyfus case in Europe?". REGNUM news.
- ^ "Algirdas Paleckis found guilty of denying Soviet aggression".
- ^ United States Department of State
- ^ Paleckininkus suerzino šmaikšūs studentų plakatai
- ^ "Algirdas Paleckis palieka "Frontą"".
- ^ „Socialistinis“ liaudies frontas pasisako už konservatyvias vertybes ir konservatyvią šeimos sampratą
- ^ "Puslapis - Laisvas Laikraštis". June 2, 2020.
External links
- slfrontas.lt Official site