Independent Socialist Party (Netherlands)

Political party in the Netherlands

Independent Socialist Party

Onafhankelijke Socialistische Partij

Founded| 28 March 1932
Dissolved| 1935
Split from| Social Democratic Workers' Party
Merged into| Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party
Ideology| Marxism
Revolutionary socialism
Political position| Left-wing
Colors|  Red

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"Against War, Fascism \- Vote OSP". 1933 OSP election poster

The Independent Socialist Party (Dutch: Onafhankelijke Socialistische Partij; OSP) was a revolutionary socialist political party in the Netherlands.

## History

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The party was founded by a group around Jacques de Kadt and Piet J. Schmidt on 28 March 1932. The group had split from the SDAP after a conflict over the internal opposition publication, the De Fakkel. The moderate leadership of the SDAP banned the publication, in reaction to this the leftwing opposition left the party. It entered in the 1933 elections where at won 27,000 votes and nearly one seat. In 1935 the party merged with the Revolutionary Socialist Party, and formed the Revolutionary Socialist Workers Party.

## Ideology & Issues

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The OSP was an orthodox Marxist, revolutionary socialist party, which opposed both the authoritarian stalinism of the Communist Party of the Netherlands and the moderate reformism of the Social-Democratic Workers' Party. The party's main goal was the proletarian world revolution, which would replace the capitalist system by a system of workers' councils. In the end this would result in a Communist society where inequality, exploitation and class would be eliminated.

## Electorate

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The RSP was mainly supported by leftwing intellectuals and educated workers, who were highly concentrated in the large cities.

## Organization

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### Linked organisations

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The party had a strong basis of young militants, united in Socialist Youth Union. (Dutch: Socialistische Jeugd Vereniging; SJV). The party magazine was the De Fakkel (The Torch), which had actually ignited the break between OSP and SDAP. The Youth Union was affiliated to the International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations.

### Relationships to other parties

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The OSP was shunned by other leftwing parties, because of its strong opposition to the social-democratic SDAP and the Communist CPH. Cooperation with the small Left-Communist RSP led to their merger with the RSAP in 1935.

## International Comparison

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The OSP is very comparable to other parties formed as orthodox Marxist opposition within social-democratic parties, like Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (see anti-Stalinist left and centrist Marxism).

## Bibliography

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* De Cort, B. (2004) Solidariteit in anonimiteit. De geschiedenis van de leden van de Onafhankelijke Socialistische Partij
* Eekman, M. and H. Pieterson (1987) Linkssocialisme tussen de Wereldoorlogen
* Vossen, K. (2003) Vrij vissen in het Vondelpark. Kleine politieke partijen in Nederland 1918-1940 pp. 82–94

## External links

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* Radio interview with Bart de Cort

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Defunct political parties in the Netherlands

Only parties represented in parliament are shown.

Catholic|

* General League
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* Liberal Union
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Reformed|

* Anti-Revolutionary Party
* Christian Historical Voters' League
* Free Anti Revolutionary Party
* Christian Historical Party
* Frisian League
* Christian Historical Union
* League of Christian Socialists
* Christian Democratic Party
* Christian Social Party
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* Reformed Reformed State Party
* Reformed Political Alliance
* Reformatory Political Federation
* Evangelical People's Party

Socialist|

* Social Democratic League
* Social Democratic Workers' Party
* Socialist Party
* Revolutionary Socialist Party
* Pacifist Socialist Party
* Democratic Socialists '70

Other|

* Alliance to Democratise the Forces
* Middle Party for City and Country
* New Middle Party
* Livable Netherlands
* Independent Citizens' Party

Communist|

* Communist Party of the Netherlands
* Communist Party of Holland – Central Committee

Far-right|

* Alliance for National Reconstruction
* National Socialist Movement
* Centre Party
* Centre Democrats

Nationalist|

* Peasants' League
* Farmers' Party
* Nederlandsche Unie
* Pim Fortuyn List

Pensioners|

* General Elderly Alliance
* Union 55+

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