Social democracy
Political ideology within the socialist movement
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| June 2025 | Indivisible and other organizations coordinated No Kings protests in over 2,000 U.S. communities as a countermove to Trump's U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade. |
| April 2025 | The Hill reports that Indivisible Project has received over $7.6 million from Open Society Foundations since 2017. |
| March 2025 | The Mad River Valley chapter of Indivisible protested JD Vance's ski trip visit in Vermont, holding signs calling him a 'traitor'. |
| March 2025 | A chapter of Indivisible organized a protest outside a Tesla store in Milford, Connecticut, with around 300 people in attendance. |
| 2025 | Greg Casar succeeds Pramila Jayapal as chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. |
| 2025 | Mizuho Fukushima and Yuko Otsubaki are up for re-election in the House of Councillors for National Proportional Representation (PR) |
| March 5 2025 |
Pasokification
SPD receives just 16.4% of the vote in the federal election, its worst result since 1887, falling below 20% and representing a historic low point for the party.
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| January 20 2025 |
Le Monde
Le Monde announced its withdrawal from social network X (formerly Twitter), citing concerns about platform toxicity and the impact of Elon Musk's ownership on public discourse. The decision was made to protect the newspaper's editorial independence.
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| January 2025 | Following the inauguration of the second Trump administration, Indivisible declared the democracy of the republic is under threat and pledged to stand together to fight in defense of rights, communities, and values. |
| 2024 | Following the 2024 elections, Caucus chair-elect Greg Casar discussed the Democratic Party's strategy for reconnecting with voters and rebranding the party's image. |
| 2024 |
Socialism in Canada
The International Marxist Tendency announces it will relaunch itself as the Revolutionary Communist International.
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| 2024 | United Kingdom Labour Party won the general election and began ruling nationally with a parliamentary majority. |
| 2024 |
Chunichi Shimbun
Chunichi Shimbun group reported a combined newspaper circulation of 2,274,583, ranking third in Japan behind the Yomiuri Shimbun and the Asahi Shimbun.
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| 2024 | Projected to gain 4 seats in electoral results. |
| 2024 | Continued to remain in opposition, with minimal electoral representation, led by Mizuho Fukushima. |
| 2024 |
Pasokification
ANC loses its majority in parliament for the first time in South Africa's democratic history, remaining the largest party with under 41% of the vote. The party also loses majority in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Gauteng, and Northern Cape provinces.
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| 2024 |
Pasokification
Party dissolves and merges with Meretz to form The Democrats.
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| 2024 |
Pasokification
Labour wins a significant parliamentary victory in the general election, securing 411 seats (63.23%) with just 33.7% of the national vote.
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| 2024 |
Pasokification
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania rebounded to 19.32% in the parliamentary election and subsequently formed a government.
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| 2024 |
Pasokification
The SDA rebounded to 20.8% in the election, successfully forming a government with Kristrún Frostadóttir becoming prime minister.
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| 2024 |
Pasokification
Emmanuel Macron calls snap legislative elections after strong far-right results in European Parliament elections. A new leftist alliance, Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP), emerges and surprisingly becomes the single biggest party.
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| 2024 |
Pasokification
In the Austrian legislative election, the far-right FPÖ achieved its best historical result by winning 28.8% of the vote and placing first. The governing ÖVP lost 19 seats, while the coalition partner Greens lost 10 seats. The centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) won only 21.1%, recording its worst-ever result in the National Council. The NEOS party improved, increasing from 15 to 18 seats.
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| 2024 |
Pasokification
Labour Party shows strong performance in polls for the United Kingdom elections, further contributing to discussions about potential reversal of Pasokification.
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| 2024 | Young Fabians relaunched with significant changes: membership restricted to those under 27 years old, under-18s barred from membership, and leadership structure changed to two co-chairs with at least one being a woman. |
| March 2024 | The Russian government declared the Friedrich Ebert Foundation an undesirable organization, effectively banning its operations in the country. |
| February 21 2024 | Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) left the Congressional Progressive Caucus over disagreements regarding support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war. |
| 2023 |
Le Monde
Le Monde banned fossil fuel advertising to tackle climate change.
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| 2023 |
Le Monde
Neige Sinno won a literary award with the book 'Triste Tigre' published by Éditions P.O.L
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| 2023 | Sergio Massa of Unidad Provenir (UP) led the Kirchnerist movement, winning 33.62% of votes and maintaining a minority position in the Chamber of Deputies. |
| 2023 | Sergio Massa, representing Union for the Homeland, defeated in the presidential election, receiving 44.35% of votes in the second round. |
| 2023 | Elfva Barrio assumes the Chairperson position, succeeding Emma Fastesson Lindgren. |
| 2023 | Scottish Conference voted unanimously to re-affiliate Scottish Labour Students, following a campaign by Chair Solomon Cuthbertson. |
| 2023 |
Pasokification
PSOE increased its vote share to 31.7% in the general election, showing a recovery from previous electoral performances.
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| 2023 |
Pasokification
New Left (a merger of Spring and the Democratic Left Alliance) entered Donald Tusk's third cabinet as a junior coalition partner.
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| 2023 |
Pasokification
Labour Party was not the largest party in a national or local election for the first time since 1924. They lost mayoralties in major municipalities including Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Drammen, Fredrikstad, and their traditional stronghold of Sarpsborg.
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| 2023 |
Pasokification
Despite an increase in vote share, the Social Democratic Party lost power to a coalition of the National Coalition Party and Finns Party.
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| 2023 |
Pasokification
PASOK-KINAL performs well in Greek elections, sparking discussions about 'de-Pasokification' or 'Kinalification'.
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| 2023 | Fabian Society suspended all Young Fabians face-to-face activities following a non-public review of culture and practice. |
| December 2023 |
Frankfurter Rundschau
Conflict over uniform pay escalated, with employees demanding a collective agreement. Managing director Max Rempel fired three editors after negotiations with unions broke down.
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| November 2023 |
Le Monde
Le Monde joined the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 69 media partners to produce the 'Cyprus Confidential' report, investigating financial networks supporting the regime of Vladimir Putin.
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| November 20 2023 | Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) left the Congressional Progressive Caucus over disagreements regarding support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war. |
| September 5 2023 | Indivisible Action endorsed President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election bid. |
| May 31 2023 | Representative David Cicilline (RI-1) resigned from the House, leaving the caucus. |
| March 2023 | Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA-4) joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus after assuming office. |
| March 2023 |
Pasokification
Labour Party's support dropped drastically in polls, scoring as low as 15.5%.
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| 2022 |
Le Monde
Mathieu Belezi won a literary award with the book 'Attaquer la terre et le soleil' published by Le Tripode
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| 2022 |
Le Monde
Le Monde reported an average circulation of 480,000 copies per issue, including 40,000 sold abroad.
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| 2022 | BWFJ helped 4,000 Amazon fulfillment center employees in Garner, North Carolina form Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE), a significant step toward unionization. |
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