Left Socialist Party (Belgium)
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The Left Socialist Party (Linkse Socialistische Partij/Parti Socialiste de Lutte, LSP/PSL) is a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
without parliamentary representation. It is the Belgian section of the Committee for a Workers' International
Committee for a Workers' International
The Committee for a Workers' International is an international association of Trotskyist parties. Members include the Socialist Party of England and Wales, the Socialist Party , the Socialist Party the Democratic Socialist Movement in South Africa and Nigeria and groups using the name Socialist...
, a Trotskyist International.
It was formed in 1992 as 'Militant Links' (Militant Left) and fights for the right of the workers and the people in general. The party is very active at demonstrations and numbers a lot of young people.
Among others, the LSP was involved in the new political movement Committee for Another Policy
Committee for Another Policy
The Committee for Another Policy , abbreviated to CAP, is a Belgian left-wing political movement that was established in 2005, and became a political party since 2006.-Formation:...
(CAP), which participated in the Belgian elections of June 10, 2007.