Solidarity (Switzerland)
Solidarity solidaritéS | |
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Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | 1211 Geneva |
Ideology |
Communism Marxism–Leninism Trotskyism Anti-capitalism Proletarian internationalism |
Political position | Left-wing to Far-left |
European affiliation | European Anticapitalist Left |
National Council |
0 / 200 |
Council of States |
0 / 46 |
Cantonal legislatures |
5 / 2,608 |
Website | |
www | |
Solidarity (French: solidaritéS; German: Solidarität)[1] is a left-wing political party in Switzerland. The party is a member of the European Anticapitalist Left.
History
The party was founded in 1992 in Geneva. In the 1995 federal elections it received 0.3% of the vote, failing to win a seat. Its vote share increased to 0.5% in the 1999 elections, and a party member running on a list named "Alliance of the Left (Solidarity–Independents)" won a seat in the National Council.[2] The party retained its seat in the 2003 elections, but lost parliamentary representation following the 2007 elections, in which its vote share fell to 0.4%.[3]
The 2011 elections saw the vote share reduced to 0.3%,[4] and although its vote share increased to 0.5% in the 2015 elections, the party remained seatless.
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1898 ISBN 9783832956097
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
- ↑ Nationalratswahlen: Übersicht Schweiz Swiss Confederation
- ↑ Elections au Conseil national de 2011: Résultats par canton Statistique Suisse
External links
- Official website (French) (German)