Independent Socialist Party of Waterland

Independent Socialist Party Onafhankelijke Socialistische Partij Ûnôfhinklike Sosjalistyske Partij Parti Socialiste Indépendant
Abbreviation	OSP ÛSP PSI
Founded	February 7, 1918 (1918-02-07)
Merger of	Socialist Party Independent Democrats
Newspaper	Socialiste
Youth wing	JOSP
Membership (2019)	231,765
Ideology	Social democracy Multilingualism Linguistic rights Anti-fascism Pacifism
Political position	Left-wing
Colors	Alizarin crimson
House of Delegates (LHA)	42 / 200
Election symbol
S

The Independent Socialist Party (Dutch: Onafhankelijke Socialistische Partij; Frisian: Ûnôfhinklike Sosjalistyske Partij; French: Parti Socialiste Indépendant) is a social democratic and multilingual political party in Waterland.

History

In the 1930s the party was the leading force in the resistance against the Military Coup.

Ideology

Party platform

• a foreign policy based on pacifism
• protection of linguistic rights
• protection of all minorities
• free healthcare and education for Waterlanders

Factions

The Socialist Democrats are the largest faction of the party. The faction is known for its pacifism and moderate social democratic views.

Avondrood is the socialist-intellectual faction of the party.

The Marxists are the most left-wing faction of the party. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the faction lost a lot of influence in the party.

Election results

Election year	% of votes	Seats won	+/- (% point)	+/- (seats)	Govt?
2013	14.8%	44 / 200			Government
2017	15.6%	42 / 200	0.8	2	Government