Socialist Alternative (Malaysia)

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Socialist Alternative
Sosialis Alternatif
Leader Collective leadership
Founded2008
Split from Socialist Party of Malaysia
NewspaperSolidariti Pekerja
Ideology Marxism
Socialism
Trotskyism
Political position Far-left
International affiliation Committee for a Workers' International (Refounded)
Colours Red  
Website
sosialisalternatif.org

Socialist Alternative (Malay: Sosialis Alternatif) (CWI Malaysia) was a socialist group in Malaysia which describes itself as campaigning to bring socialist change in Malaysia and internationally to create a democratic society organized to meet the needs and desires of all. [1]

It was affiliated internationally with the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI). [2]

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References

  1. "Sosialis Alternatif". Asocialistmalaysia.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. "Listing of International Trotskyist Tendencies". Marxists.org. Retrieved 2017-02-19.