Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit
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Solidarity – People Before Profit
An Comhghuaillíocht Frith-Dhéine–Pobal Roimh Bhrabús |
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| Abbreviation | AAA–PBP |
| Leader | Collective Leadership |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Political radicalism Anti-capitalism Eco-socialism Trotskyism Euroscepticism United Ireland |
| Political position | Left-wing to Far-left |
| European affiliation | European Anticapitalist Left |
| European Parliament group | European United Left–Nordic Green Left |
| Members |
Anti-Austerity Alliance People Before Profit Alliance Socialist Party Socialist Workers Party |
| Dáil Éireann |
6 / 158
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| Seanad Éireann |
0 / 60
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| Local Government |
28 / 949
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| European Parliament |
0 / 11
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| Website | |
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antiausterityalliance www |
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The Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit (AAA–PBP), due to be renamed Solidarity–People Before Profit, is a political party composed of two left-wing Irish campaign groups,Solidarity (previously the Anti-Austerity Alliance or AAA) and People Before Profit Alliance (PBP). The AAA–PBP was formed in 2015 and replaced AAA and PBP in the Republic of Ireland's official register of political parties, although both components retain their separate organisation and identity, and PBP retains its own registration in Northern Ireland. The alliance was created with the intent to obtain more speaking rights for its constituent members in Dáil Éireann after the 2016 Irish general election.
Under the standing orders in Dáil Éireann, a parliamentary group must have seven 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. Combining the seats and votes of the two parties would increase the chance of reaching these thresholds.
The electoral alliance sought 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.
Technically, AAA deregistered as a party, while PBP changed its registered name to AAA–PBP and added AAA members to the renamed party's list of nominated representatives. This technical distinction caused a legal question regarding the co-option of a member of Cork City Council to replace AAA member Mick Barry after Barry's election to the Dáil in the 2016 election. It was argued that, since the party for whom Barry was elected in 2014 was no longer registered, the party he represented when vacating his council seat in 2016 did not have the right to nominate a replacement. AAA–PBP attributed the dispute to a "vindictive Labour Party".
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