I hate using the word Centrist because it doesn't make sense in a modern context. They were explicitly a revolutionary party, but they saw themselves as an "all of the good parts" middle-ground between Communism and Capitalism.
Modern connotations of centrism implies that they would have been anti-revolutionary or reformist, but they were openly revolutionary. Hell, it's why they dissolved the constitution, and pledged to due so in their elections.
Their own description of "third way" is actually more apt than "centrist". The framing doesn't make sense objectively, but if you're a socialist who accepts a pure political binary between Communism and Capitalism, it does.
I hate using the word Centrist because it doesn't make sense in a modern context. They were explicitly a revolutionary party, but they saw themselves as an "all of the good parts" middle-ground between Communism and Capitalism.
Modern connotations of centrism implies that they would have been anti-revolutionary or reformist, but they were openly revolutionary. Hell, it's why they dissolved the constitution, and pledged to due so in their elections.
Their own description of "third way" is actually more apt than "centrist". The framing doesn't make sense objectively, but if you're a socialist who accepts a pure political binary between Communism and Capitalism, it does.