Leader Joe Carolan Newspaper Anticapitalist | Founded 2008 Political position Far-left | |
Ideology Revolutionary socialismMarxismTino rangatiratanga | ||
Socialist Aotearoa (SA) is a socialist organisation based in Aotearoa/New Zealand. SA formed as a split from Socialist Worker in 2008. They are based in Auckland and are part of the International Socialist Tendency. Its leader is Joe Carolan, a Unite Union employee and former Mana party candidate.
In 2016, Joe Carolan announced his intention to stand in the 2017 Mount Albert by-election. He officially stood under the party name of "Socialist - People Before Profit" and campaigned for rent controls and building of 100,000 new state houses over the next 10 years. He received 1.3% of the vote.
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