SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

West Germany

Socialist Action No. 144, 20 June 1986 · p. 9 of the scan · 431 words

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in Lower Saxony, ('environmentalist') Party.

of received 42.1 per cent.

likened the Greens to the Basque armed than any seen since the war' Greens support for abortion rights leading to next January's West German closest for many years.

any cooperation with the Greens.

Spanish state the recent reterendum to see their views Communist Party, are all pro-NATO entirely composed of state functionaries, privatise the ports.

Following the outcome of the local elections West Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Party (CDU) has launched an hysterical campaign against the Green The Christian Democrats lost their overall majority in the loca election. The Greens gained 7.1 per cent of the The Social Democratic Party (SPD)

The CDU finance minister Staltenberg liberation organisation ETA. He claimed the Greens had an electoral wing and a 'violent wing' pledged to demonstrations 'more brutal Other vicious attacks included those on the The aim of the CDU's onslaught is to prevent cooperation between the SPD and the Greens parliamentary elections. These promise to be the The CDU obviously aims to reinforce the SPD's right wing which rejects The Spanish state goes to the polls on 22 June with widespread predictions of a victory for the governing party (PSOE), and scant possibility for the 40 per cent of voters who rejected NATO in represented. The existing parliamentary parties, with the exception of the dwindling and divided In the socialist party itself, which is almost opposition to Gonzales' abrupt about face has collapsed. His anti-working class policies have lost support — he is currently facing a long and intractable dockers strike against his attempts to But the right wing parties are in no shape to profit from his loss. They suffered a heavy practical defeat in the referendum when many of them called for a boycott. Gonzales made a direct appeal to the bourgeoisie over their heads. Though the peace movement is very strong, it has not given birth to an electoral opposition. However, the CP this time will form part of a broader coalition, 'left unity, which may offer some means of registering the anti-NATO feelings in the country.

Pro-abortionists scored an important Supreme Court victory when judges refused to reinstate an Illinois anti-abortion law which had been declared unconstitutional by a lower appeals court. The decision was a snub to the Reagan The justice department had filed a brief asking the judges to overturn an historic ruling, made in constitutional right. Reagan has publicly pledged he will overturn this ruling and has been stacking the supreme court with judges favourable to his objectives. But even his appointees unanimously

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