Liberal Socialist Party (Angola)

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Liberal Socialist Party
FoundedFebruary 16, 1993;30 years ago (1993-02-16)
Split fromParties of the Civilian Opposition
Ideology Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Liberal socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing populism
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation New Democracy Electoral Union
National Assembly
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The Liberal Socialist Party (Portuguese : Partido Socialista Liberal) is a political party in Angola. It was founded on February 16, 1993. [1] The party is a member of the coalition New Democracy. [2] The party was previously a member of the coalition Parties of the Civilian Opposition, but pulled out of it and took part in founding New Democracy in December 2006. [3]

Notes

  1. "Comissão Nacional Eleitoral de Angola". www.cne.ao. Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. Amundsen, Inge; Weimer, Markus (2008). "Opposition Parties and the 2008 Parliamentary Elections in Angola". CMI Working Paper. WP 2008:9.
  3. "Angola Dicas - Detalhe de novos artigos". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2008-08-31.

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