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Solidarity (Switzerland)

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Solidarity
solidaritéS
Founded1992 (1992)
Headquarters1211 Geneva
IdeologySocialism
Anti-capitalism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left[1]
European affiliationEuropean Anti-Capitalist Left
International affiliationFourth International[2]
National Council
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Council of States
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Cantonal legislatures
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Website
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Solidarity (French: solidaritéS)[3] is a socialist and Trotskyist political party, present in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Fribourg. The party is a member of the European Anti-Capitalist Left. It was the furthest left party represented in the National Council until losing their only seat in 2023.

History

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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.[4] 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%.[5]

The 2011 elections saw the vote share reduced to 0.3%;[6] although its vote share increased to 0.5% in the 2015 elections, the party remained seatless. Running with the Swiss Party of Labour in the 2019 elections, the party once again won a seat in the National Council, with the electoral alliance receiving a vote share of 1.0%.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Switzerland". Europe Elects. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Organizations | Fourth International". Fourth International. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1898 ISBN 9783832956097
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1955
  5. ^ Nationalratswahlen: Übersicht Schweiz Swiss Confederation
  6. ^ Elections au Conseil national de 2011: Résultats par canton Statistique Suisse
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