Miersan Section of the Workers' International
Miersan Section of the Workers' Internationale Mierska Sekcja Międzynarodówki Robotniczej | |
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| Abbreviation | MSMR |
| Founded | February 2, 1901 |
| Dissolved | October 21, 1967 |
| Newspaper | Dźwięk Socjalizmu (the Sound of Socialism) |
| Membership (1967) | 3.4 million |
| Ideology | Council socialism Socialism with Miersan characteristics Personal national autonomy |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Colours | Red |
The Miersan Section of the Workers' Internationale (Miersan: Mierska Sekcja Międzynarodówki Robotniczej), also known by the abbreviation MSMR, was a council socialist political party in Miersa that existed from 1901 to 1967. It officially espoused council socialism, socialism with Miersan characteristics and personal national autonomy; prior to 1936 it had also advocated for Miersan independence, and could be considered Miersan nationalist.
It was a key party privy to the ratification of the Gofredson Plan, and was instrumental in the foundation of the Miersan Socialist Republic. From the foundation of the republic until its dissolution in 1967, it was the leading party in the country, effectively operating a one-party state via its control over the vetting of candidates in the country's council democracy, despite a nominal commitment to council socialism.
The party promised to end the vetting of candidates when the threat of a Western invasion had been prevented, but this and other aspects of party control were called into question following economic mismanagement, and the party lost power in the country following the Rose Revolution, in which reformist elements within the MSMR and the country at large peacefully secured control over the party apparatus. The party was officially dissolved in 1967, at the 66th annual party conference, and the East Miersan constitution was amended to ban all political parties from the the political process.