International Revolutionary Left
Izquierda Revolucionaria Internacional | |
Predecessor | Committee for a Workers' International |
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Formation | 19 July 2019 |
Type | Association of Trotskyist political parties |
Purpose | Trotskyism Marxism |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | ~5 sections |
International Revolutionary Left (Spanish: Izquierda Revolucionaria Internacional) is a Trotskyist international tendency that split from the Committee for a Workers' International in the late 2010s.
Background
Following a disagreement with International Marxist Tendency (IMT) in 2009, the leadership of the Spanish, Venezuelan, and Mexican sections decided to break with IMT.[1] These groups formed Izquierda Revolucionaria and, in 2017, decided to merge with Committee for a Workers' International (CWI).[2]
Formation
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Founding Congress of the International Revolutionary Left | |
Photo Gallery on Google Photos.[3] |
In 2019, a major rift formed within the CWI between the minority "In Defence of a Working Class and Trotskyist CWI" faction and the International Executive Committee-led majority. While the Portuguese and Spanish sections aligned themselves with the minority faction, they had a falling out.[4] They soon, along with the Mexican and Venezuelan sections, left the CWI altogether to form the International Revolutionary Left.[3]
At their founding congress on 22 July 2019, the delegates were joined by representatives from the German section Offensiv who had earlier in the month voted to affiliate with the group.[3][5]
Sections
Native name | English name | Country | Website |
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Esquerda Revolucionária | Revolutionary Left | Portugal | www |
Izquierda Revolucionaria (Mexico) | Revolutionary Left | Mexico | www |
Izquierda Revolucionaria (Spain) | Revolutionary Left | Spain | www |
Izquierda Revolucionaria (Venezuela) | Revolutionary Left | Venezuela | www |
Offensiv | Offensive | Germany | offensiv-marxisten |
References
- ^ Demarty, Paul (11 February 2010). "Oil-slick divisions". Weekly Worker. No. 804. CPGB PCC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "CWI/IR unification: An historic strengthening of the forces of Marxism". Socialistworld.net. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Founding Congress of the International Revolutionary Left". Izquierda Revolucionaria. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Spanish section of the CWI walks out". Telegraph. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Gemeinsam kämpfen für den Sozialismus: Revolutionäre Linke aufbauen!". Offensiv (Resolution) (in German). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
External links
- "Congreso fundacional de Izquierda Revolucionaria Internacional". Izquierda Revolucionaria (in European Spanish). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.