For any socialist government to succeed, the civil service must be made accountable to parliament.

Their demonstrations brought a swift response from the socialist government, which promised farmers a tax cut worth €500 million.

Back then, a socialist government struggled to manage a mounting debt pile having been forced to swallow a €110bn bailout in 2010.

Yet this has been achieved by a minority socialist government that came to power on a left-wing antiausterity platform — and has been supported by parties further to the left.

In this role he pursued a communitarian socialist policy, aiming for a more unified and enlightened society by the means of a strong government.

Naturally, this will tend to embed more support for socialist policies, and less belief in a thriving private sector.

He also set up a research institute to promote socialist policies.

He was a perennial candidate for mayor of the city, representing left-wing and socialist policies.

He became a leftwing student activist and after graduation devoted himself to socialist politics.

Someone who can turn socialist politics into a laugh a minute deserves the comedy prize — and a medal.

I guess those are leaning towards socialist politics.

She became active in socialist politics and the civil rights movement.

In addition to his professional academic career he was also active in socialist politics, using his intellectual capabilities to speak and write on it.

As the anchor of political programmes, he treats his interviewees on the strictly socialist principle of fair shares of aggro for all.

But power and money led him as far from his socialist principles as it was possible to go.

Somewhat naively they embraced the new socialist principles of a state education for all.

But party workers angered by her 'betrayal' of socialist principles have vowed to block the move.

It won't be easy but just think of your socialist principles.

In 1981 the party adopted community socialism, or a decentralised socialist state, as a constitutional aim.

Various pro-capitalist economists have argued that a socialist state would by its very nature erode the rights of its citizens.

The education system, considered a tool for propagating communism and creating the academic and technical cadres necessary for construction of a socialist state and society, also improved dramatically.

Some criticisms are not directed toward socialism as a system, but are directed toward the socialist movement, socialist political parties or existing socialist states.