Socialism of the 21st century

Fernando Lugo (President of Paraguay), Evo Morales (President of Bolivia), Lula da Silva (President of Brazil), Rafael Correa (President of Ecuador) and Hugo Chávez (President of Venezuela) on 29 January 2009

Socialism of the 21st century is a revisionist, reformist movement popular in countries situated in Latin America. Socialism of the 21st century disregards fundamental principles like the dictatorship of the proletariat, socialist revolution, etc. and instead seeks to gradually reform bourgeois democracy from within. In this respect, socialism of the 21st century can be regarded as a form of social democracy.

Application

Latin American countries such as the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have been ruled by parties described as following socialism of the 21st century, i.e. Movement for Socialism and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.

See also

• Eurocommunism
• Democratic socialism