Solidarity-People Before Profit
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Solidarity–People Before Profit
Dlúthphartíocht–Pobal Roimh Bhrabús |
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| Abbreviation | S–PBP |
| Leader | Collective Leadership |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Political radicalism Anti-capitalism Eco-socialism Trotskyism Euroscepticism Feminism Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| European affiliation | European Anti-Capitalist Left |
| Members |
Solidarity People Before Profit |
| 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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Solidarity–People Before Profit is an electoral alliance in Ireland. It was formed by members of two socialist political parties: Solidarity and the People Before Profit (PBP).Solidarity was known as the "Anti-Austerity Alliance" (AAA) until 2017. The alliance was formed in 2015 and replaced AAA and PBP in Ireland's official register of political parties. However, each entity retains its separate organisation and identity. PBP also 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.
AAA de-registered 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.
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