Anti-Austerity Alliance
| Anti-Austerity Alliance | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters |
5 Sheepmoor Grove Blakestown Dublin 15 |
| Ideology |
Anti-capitalism, Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Dáil Éireann |
1 / 166 |
| Local government in the Republic of Ireland |
14 / 949 |
| Website | |
|
antiausterityalliance | |
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Politics of the Republic of Ireland Political parties Elections | |
The Anti-Austerity Alliance is a broadly anti-capitalist political alliance in Ireland, launched in 2014.[1][2] It has been registered as a political party to contest local elections,[3] and ran at least forty candidates in the 2014 Irish local elections.[4] This included all of the Socialist Party's sitting councillors,[5] which has led to criticism that the AAA is a front organisation for the Socialist Party.[6]
The party contested the 2014 local elections on a platform of job creation. On 8 April 2014, it launched a plan to create 150,000 jobs across Ireland by replacing the controversial JobBridge and Gateway initiatives with a "real jobs programme of public works, free education and genuine training schemes".[7]
Paul Murphy was elected to Dáil Éireann for Dublin South–West under the Anti-Austerity Alliance banner in October 2014.
See also
References
- ↑ "Anti-Austerity Alliance launches election campaign". RTÉ News. 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "‘We are the Triple A’: New party says it will target Labour in local elections". The Journal. 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Iris Oifigiúil, 14 February 2014
- ↑ "Anti-Austerity Alliance launches as new party". 20 February 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ AAA Candidates
- ↑ "Column: Is the Socialist Party cloaking itself as ‘Anti-Austerity Alliance’?". 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Anti Austerity Alliance seeks ‘real jobs’ action for Limerick". 10 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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