International Revolutionary Left

International Revolutionary Left
Abbreviation	IRL
Founded	19 July 2019; 4 years ago (2019-07-19)
Split from	International Marxist Tendency Committee for a Workers' International (1974)
Ideology	Marxism Trotskyism
Colors	Red

International Revolutionary Left (Spanish: Izquierda Revolucionaria Internacional) is a Trotskyist international tendency that split from the Committee for a Workers' International in 2019.

Background

Following a disagreement with International Marxist Tendency (IMT) in 2009, the leadership of the Spanish, Venezuelan, and Mexican sections decided to break with IMT.^[1] These groups formed Izquierda Revolucionaria and, in 2017, decided to merge with Committee for a Workers' International (CWI).^[2]

Formation

Further information: Committee for a Workers' International (1974) § Split

External images
Founding Congress of the International Revolutionary Left
Photo Gallery on Google Photos.[3]

In 2019, a major rift formed within the CWI between the minority "In Defence of a Working Class and Trotskyist CWI" faction and the International Executive Committee-led majority. While the Portuguese and Spanish sections aligned themselves with the minority faction, they had a falling out.^{[citation needed]} They soon, along with the Mexican and Venezuelan sections, left the CWI altogether to form the International Revolutionary Left.^[3]

At their founding congress on 22 July 2019 in Madrid, the delegates were joined by representatives from the German section Offensiv who had earlier in the month voted to affiliate with the group.^[3][4]

Sections

"Offensiv" redirects here. For other uses, see Offensiv (disambiguation).

Native name	English name	Country	Website
Esquerda Revolucionária	Revolutionary Left	Portugal	www.esquerdarevolucionaria.net
Izquierda Revolucionaria (Mexico)	Revolutionary Left	Mexico	www.izquierdarevolucionariamx.net
Izquierda Revolucionaria (Spain)	Revolutionary Left	Spain	www.izquierdarevolucionaria.net
Izquierda Revolucionaria (Venezuela)	Revolutionary Left	Venezuela	www.izquierdarevolucionariave.net
Offensiv	Offensive	Germany	offensiv.net

References

1. Demarty, Paul (11 February 2010). "Oil-slick divisions". Weekly Worker. No. 804. CPGB PCC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
2. "CWI/IR unification: An historic strengthening of the forces of Marxism". Socialistworld.net. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
3. "Founding Congress of the International Revolutionary Left". Izquierda Revolucionaria. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
4. "Gemeinsam kämpfen für den Sozialismus: Revolutionäre Linke aufbauen!". Offensiv (Resolution) (in German). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

External links

• "Congreso fundacional de Izquierda Revolucionaria Internacional". Izquierda Revolucionaria (in European Spanish). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.