Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit
| Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Collective Leadership |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Merger of | Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit Alliance |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Political radicalism Anti-capitalism Eco-socialism Trotskyism |
| Political position | Left-wing to Far-left |
| Dáil Éireann |
4 / 166 |
| Local government in the Republic of Ireland |
28 / 949 |
| Website | |
| http://antiausterityalliance.ie/ and http://www.peoplebeforeprofit.ie/ | |
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Politics of the Republic of Ireland Political parties Elections | |
The Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit (AAA–PBP) is an electoral alliance of two left-wing Irish political parties, the Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) and People Before Profit Alliance (PBP). The AAA–PBP was formed in 2015 and replaced AAA and PBP in the official register of political parties,[2] although both components retain their separate organisation and identity. The alliance was created with the intent to obtain more speaking rights for its constituent members in Dáil Éireann after the 2016 general election.[3]
Background
As per standing orders in Dáil Éireann, a parliamentary group must have 7 TDs or more in order to have full speaking rights. In addition, political parties which get 2% or more of the national vote receive extra funding from the state for political activities.
The electoral alliance seeks to provide a greater socialist voice in parliament, and a political platform committed to abolishing water charges, Universal Social Charge for low-middle income earners, and other austerity measures implemented in Ireland. The alliance claims to represent the 57% of people who boycotted the payment of water charges, and claims to provide a genuine working class voice in parliament.[4]
Organisation
The Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit Alliance will organise separately and remain free to maintain different political positions on various issues, but they will cooperate electorally while maintaining their own identities and structures.[5]
The four AAA–PBP TDs are: Joe Higgins, Richard Boyd Barrett, Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy. The AAA–PBP also has 28 local councillors.
General Election 2016
The Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit will run a combined 31 candidates in the 2016 General Election[6].
On Jan 25th, the group launched a set of "common principles" [7] however, during the press conference, the parties announced that they would release separate manifestos for the upcoming general election.
See also
- United Left Alliance, similar pre-2011 electoral alliance
- United Left (Ireland)
- Socialist Party (Ireland), founders of the AAA
- Socialist Workers Party (Ireland), founders of the PBP
References
- 1 2 Includes the Anti-Austerity Alliance, Socialist Party and People Before Profit Alliance
- ↑ Register of Political Parties 16 October 2015, accessed 15 November 2015
- ↑ "Anti Austerity Alliance and People before Profit to launch new party". The Irish Times. 16 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statement on the Anti Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit initiative". Anti-Austerity Alliance. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ McGee, Harry (9 October 2015). "People Before Profit and the Anti Austerity Alliance - spot the difference". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0125/762794-aaa/
- ↑ http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0125/762794-aaa/
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