Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, Vierte Internationale
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The Socialist Equality Party, Fourth International (SGP) is a small Trotskyist party in Germany. It was founded in 1971 as the League of Socialist Workers and renamed in 1997 to Party for Social Equality before adopting its current name in 2017. The SGP considers itself in the tradition of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Rosa Luxemburg and is the German section of the International Committee of the Fourth International. Its goal is to unite the international working class and reshape society according to socialist principles. The party is classified as left-extremist and monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
History and Development of the SGP
History and Development of the SGP
The Socialist Equality Party (SGP) was founded in 1971 under the name League of Socialist Workers. In 1997, it was renamed to Party for Social Equality before it adopted its current name in 2017. The SGP sees itself as the German section of the International Committee of the Fourth International, a Trotskyist movement based on the teachings of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Rosa Luxemburg. Its goal is to unite the international working class and build a socialist society.
Ideology and Goals of the SGP
Ideology and Goals of the SGP
The SGP is oriented towards Marxism and interprets it in an original sense. It aims to build a political mass movement of the working class that will seize power, form a workers' government, and reorganize society on a democratic, egalitarian, and rational basis. The party distances itself from Stalinism and criticizes attempts to establish a nationally isolated socialism as a reactionary utopia.
Surveillance by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Surveillance by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
The SGP is classified as left-extremist and monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The office justifies this by stating that the party wants to overthrow capitalism and replace the existing liberal-democratic order with a socialist society. The SGP criticizes this surveillance and sees it as an attack on democratic rights.
Election Results and Political Activities
Election Results and Political Activities
Since its founding, the SGP has participated in several federal and European elections but has not yet been able to win any mandates. The party is involved in political campaigns against militarism, social inequality, and the rise of the extreme right. It emphasizes the necessity of an international socialist movement to solve global problems.