Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2013
Membership and governance controversy leading to the Progressive Alliance split
The SI was criticised as undemocratic and outdated, with opponents objecting to its treatment of parties such as the Sandinistas and to the delayed expulsion of parties linked to authoritarian governments. These disputes helped produce the Progressive Alliance.
1990
Criticism of Latin American membership policy
Commentators criticised the organisation for admitting or working with centrist and historically dominant parties whose democratic or economic records conflicted with expectations of a socialist international.