What is Democratic Socialism?
Democratic socialism wants substantial public ownership, welfare, and worker power, reached through elections and civil liberties rather than a vanguard state. It is far left economically and near the centre on the social axis.
Core principles
- Electoral socialism
- Public services
- Civil liberties
On the PoliMap chart this cell runs from -10 to -6 on the economic axis and -2 to 2 on the social axis. Negative economic scores are left; positive social scores are authoritarian.
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