Paretian Section of the Workers' International

Paretian Section of the Workers' International
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Luzelese name	Seção Paretiana da Internacional dos Operários
Esmeiran name	Sección Paretiana del Internacional de los Obreros
Visegan name	Sección Paretiana do Internacional dos Obreiros
Tosuton name	Secció Paretiana del Internaionale dels Obrer
Abbreviation	SPIO
General Secretary	Salomão Andrade
Deputy Secretaries	Josefina Esteller Tomás Soares
Founders	Joãozinho Salgado Otávio Henriques
Founded	8 August 1913
Headquarters	Precea, Luzela
Newspaper	Voz dos Trabalhadores
Student wing	Student's Leftist Revolutionary Movement
Youth wing	Paretian Socialist Youth Front
Ideology	Council socialism Revolutionary socialism Labour movement Libertarian socialism Eucloskepticism Socialism
Political position	Left-wing to Far-left
Euclean Affiliation	Mixed Radical Left
Colors	Red
Câmara Conselho	9 / 120
Câmara Deputada	26 / 360
Regional Premierships	0 / 4
Regional Legislatures	31 / 435
Euclean Parliament	5 / 65
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The Paretian Section of the Workers' International (Luzelese: Seção Paretiana da Internacional dos Operários; Esmeiran: Sección Paretiana del Internacional de los Obreros; Visegan: Sección Paretiana do Internacional dos Obreiros; Tosuton: Secció Paretiana del Internaionale dels Obrer), or the SPIO is a left-wing political party in Paretia. It was founded in 1913 in secret by leftists, union leaders and socailists in Sigolus, Tosutonia. Leftist parties of the sort were banned in 1902. The party was originally an underground organization until legalization in 1919. The party would gain popularity as the third most popular party in the country at the time, behind the functionalists and democrats.

During the 1920s they went into opposition against the rising New Nation of Paretia Party, a radical functionalist movement headed by Carlito Palmeira. This turbulent era in Paretia was marked by street brawls and riots between the SPIO and PNNP. The later functionalist takeover in 1925 would see the banning of the SPIO by Palmeira and many of it's top members arrested. Lower profile members formed a resistance and allied with the Democrat Freedom Organization in doing resistance operations against the functionalist government.

After the Great War during the Republic period they were returned and were apart of the Republican Workers' Alliance and maintained political status. After the Solarian War the party became less popular amongst the left with the rise of the Social Democratic Paretian Labour Party. During the Years of Lead, the SPIO was banned by the government from the ballot until the 1970s. The party would continue to exist but was very small compared to it's early years.

It remains today led by Salomão Andrade, who has been the leader since 2019. It is a member of the opposition to the government, alongside the other, mostly left-leaning parties. Despite being a far-right victory, the SPIO saw massive gains in the 2021 Paretian general election, and formed an alliance with the SD, Greens, and others to try and counter the far-right O Povo government.

The Party historically was considerred far-left, Anti-EC, anti-establishment, and anti-globalist. It historically was very radical and once was had armed wings of the party. Since the 70's the party has become less radical and moderate in an attempt to sway supporters of the Social Democrats. Since Andrade's takeover as the leader the party has undergone a massive overhaul on it's messaging and has taken a more civil approach.

History

Joãozinho Salgado, Founder and 1st General Secretary of the SPIO

Historical logo of the SPIO

Organization

Party General Secretary Salomão Andrade

Deputy Secretary Josefina Esteller

Deputy Secretary Tomás Soares