The Korean Justice Party currently participates as an observer. The Democratic Party of Korea was a founding member but withdrew in 2016. In September 2013 the Democratic Party of Cyprus (DIKO) announced that it was negotiating to join the Progressive Alliance and that its representatives were to attend a seminar of the international in Stockholm on 24 October. Many member parties are also affiliated to the Socialist International. The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament joined the organization upon its official foundation. It was reported that representatives of approximately 70 social-democratic political parties from across the world attended the event.
The organization stated the aim of becoming the global network of "the progressive, democratic, social-democratic, socialist and labour movement". The official foundation of the organization was held on in Leipzig, Germany, on the 150th anniversary of the formation of the General German Workers' Association (ADAV), the predecessor of the SPD. ĭuring the Council of the Socialist International in Cascais, Portugal, on 4–5 February 2013, 50 political parties discussed on the sidelines the formation of the Progressive Alliance, including the Movement for Democratic Change of Zimbabwe. The Dutch Labour Party also supported the formation of the organization, as did the Swiss Socialist Party, and the Social Democratic Party of Austria. Also present were representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Workers' Party of Brazil, and PASOK of Greece. They included Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the Democratic Party of Italy Harlem Désir, Chair of the French Socialist Party Hermes Binner, Chair of the Argentine Socialist Party Peter Shumlin, Democratic Governor of Vermont and Mustapha Ben Jafar, Secretary General of the Tunisian Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties. Īn initial Conference of the Progressive Alliance was held in Rome, Italy, on 14–15 December 2012, with representatives of 42 political parties attending. Gabriel had been critical of the Socialist International's admittance and continuing inclusion of undemocratic political movements into the organization. The first step towards the creation of the Progressive Alliance was the decision in January 2012 by Sigmar Gabriel, then chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), to cancel payment of the SPD's £100,000 yearly membership fee to the Socialist International.
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