socialist parties

Collective-ownership political groups

Socialist parties are political parties advocating socialism—typically seeking public ownership of major industries, wealth redistribution, and expanded social welfare programs.

The term spans a wide spectrum, from revolutionary Marxist parties to moderate social democrats who work within capitalist systems: The socialist parties of Western Europe largely abandoned nationalization by the 1990s.

In multiparty democracies, socialist parties often form the main left-wing opposition to conservative or liberal parties.

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