Decisions on new membership

XXIII Congress of the Socialist International, Athens, 30 June - 02 July 2008

Decisions of the Congress regarding Membership

 

Change of Status:

To Full Membership:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD

Ghana, National Democratic Congress, NDC

Iraq, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, PUK

Mali, Assembly for Mali, RPM

Mauritania, Assembly of Democratic Forces, RFD

Montenegro, Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, DPS

Namibia, SWAPO

Paraguay, País Solidario, PS

Serbia, Democratic Party

Serbia, Social Democratic Party of Serbia

Venezuela, Movement for Socialism, MAS

 

To Consultative status:

Iran, Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, PDKI

Yemen, Yemeni Socialist Party

 

New Members

Full membership:

Guatemala, National Union for Hope, UNE

Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change, MDC

 

Consultative Status

Antigua, Antigua Labor Party

Guinea-Bissau, African Party of Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, PAIGC

Moldova, Democratic Party, PDM

Paraguay, Progressive Democratic Party, PDP

Venezuela, Podemos

 

Pending consultation

Cyprus, Republican Turkish Party, CTP

 

Observers

Central African Republic, Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People, MLPC

Kyrgyzstan, Ata Meken

Palestine, Palestinian National Initiative, PNI

Russian Federation, A Just Russia Party

Polisario Front

 

To Expel:

Fiji, Labour Party