Democratic Socialists (Germany)

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Democratic Socialists (German : Demokratische Sozialisten, DS) was a minor political party in Germany active during the 1980s which positioned itself as the "socialist alternative" to the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The party was founded in 1982 as the Democratic Socialist Forum (Forum Demokratische Sozialisten). [1]

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References

  1. Chris Cook (2012). The Routledge Guide to European Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. p. 239.