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2 unusual facts about Democrats Abroad


Union of Russian Social-Democrats Abroad

Union of Russian Social-Democrats Abroad was an organization of exiled Russian socialists, set up in Geneva in 1894 on the initiative of the Emancipation of Labour group.

Vladimir Bazarov

This organization dedicated itself to helping heal the split between the Union of Russian Social-Democrats Abroad, publishers of Rabochee Delo (The Workers' Cause), and the Emancipation of Labor Group, publishers of Iskra (The Spark).


Overseas constituency

Democrats Abroad is an organization which encourages support among U.S. citizens living overseas for the Democratic Party; it has sent a delegation to the Democratic National Convention since 1976 and held its first worldwide party primary in 2008.


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Democrats Abroad – Lebanon

The organization is sending the first delegate from Democrats Abroad in the Middle East, and Arab-American delegate to the Democratic Convention to support Illinois Senator Barack Obama.

Democrats Abroad is an official branch of the United States Democratic Party, holds a primary to nominate the Democratic Party candidate for president, sends nominating delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and has seated members of the Democratic National Committee.