Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
AbbreviationPSOE
General SecretaryPedro Sánchez
FounderPablo Iglesias Posse
FoundedMay 2, 1879 (1879-05-02)
HeadquartersMadrid
Youth wingJuventudes Socialistas de España
Trade UnionUGT
Membership (2016)181,000
IdeologySocial democracy
Progressivism
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
International affiliationSocialist International
Country Spain
Congress of Deputies
121 / 350
Senate
89 / 266
Website
psoe.es

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Obrero Español [paɾˈtiðo soθjaˈlista oβɾeɾo espaˈɲol] (audio speaker iconlisten); PSOE [peˈsoe] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a social-democratic political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in government for a longer time than any other political party in modern democratic Spain.

The party was in charge of the Spanish government from 1982 to 1996 under Felipe González; from 2004 to 2011 under José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero; and currently since 2014 under Pedro Sánchez.

The PSOE was founded in 1879, making it the oldest party currently active in Spain. When it was founded, it was a marxist party, however they stopped supporting Marxism in 1979.[1]

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