People Before Profit–Solidarity (Irish: Pobal Roimh Bhrabús–Dlúthphairtíocht, PBPS or PBP–S)[3][4] is a left-wingelectoral alliance in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by members of two socialistpolitical parties in the Republic of Ireland, People Before Profit (PBP) and Solidarity.[1] Solidarity was known as the Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) until 2017.[5] Since September 2019, the alliance also included the RISE party founded by Paul Murphy. In early 2021, RISE became fully integrated into PBP.[6][7] The alliance was formed in 2015 and replaced AAA and PBP in Ireland's official register of political parties;[8] however, each entity retains its separate organisation and identity, and the 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.[9]
Under the standing rules of order in Dáil Éireann, a parliamentary group must have five 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 People Before Profit and Anti-Austerity Alliance would increase the chance of reaching these thresholds. An electoral alliance called United Left Alliance had been previously tried by People Before Profit and other left-wing groups in the early 2010s, and in many ways served as a precursor to this alliance.
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.[12] The alliance has been described as a "remarkable abeyance of decades-old sectarian conflict between the Socialist Workers Party underlying PBP and the Socialist Party underlying AAA."[13] Solidarity and People Before Profit announced its intention to organise separately and to remain free to maintain different political positions on various issues, but intend to cooperate electorally while maintaining their own identities and structures.
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.[14] 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.[14] 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.[14]Harry McGee, a columnist for The Irish Times, commented that it was difficult to tell the difference between People Before Profit and the AAA.[15]
In 2019, Solidarity TD Paul Murphy formed RISE, a new political party which immediately became the alliance's third member.[16][17] Rise later merged with People Before Profit in February 2021.[18] In 2020, the group changed its registered name to People Before Profit–Solidarity, reflecting People Before Profit's increasing dominance of the grouping.[19]
^"Clár nua Gaeilge 'Solidarity' le seoladh ag Oireachtas na Samhna inniu". Tuairisc.ie. from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^"10 key points from Solidarity-People Before Profit's election manifesto". RTE. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^"AAA set to change name to Solidarity". RTÉ.ie. 10 March 2017. from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017. The party says the left-wing Dáil grouping currently known as the AAA-PBP will become known as the Solidarity - People Before Profit.
^RISE joins People Before Profit 28 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^"'The left is pulling together': Dublin TD Paul Murphy has joined People Before Profit". from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^"Anti Austerity Alliance and People before Profit to launch new party". The Irish Times. 16 September 2015. from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^McDonald, Karl (21 February 2020). "Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to kick off talks after Sinn Féin fails to elect Taoiseach". i. from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^"Statement on the Anti Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit initiative". Anti-Austerity Alliance. from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^"Elitist far-left has gained traction but its fascism is affront to democracy". 26 October 2016. from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
^ abcEnglish, Eoin (30 March 2016). "AAA bid to replace councillor deferred". Irish Examiner. from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
^McGee, Harry (9 October 2015). "People Before Profit and the Anti Austerity Alliance – spot the difference". The Irish Times. from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^Lehane, Mícheál (26 September 2019). "Paul Murphy leaves Socialist Party to set up new group". RTÉ News. from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^Finn, Christina (30 September 2019). "Paul Murphy unveils new political grouping called RISE". TheJournal.ie. from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
^Meskill, Tommy (March 2021). "Dublin TD Paul Murphy joins People Before Profit". from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^"Register of Political Parties" (PDF). Oireachtas. 9 December 2020. (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^"AAA-PBP launch 'common principles'". 25 January 2016. from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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People Before Profit Solidarity Irish Pobal Roimh Bhrabus Dluthphairtiocht PBPS or PBP S 3 4 is a left wing electoral alliance in the Republic of Ireland It was formed by members of two socialist political parties in the Republic of Ireland People Before Profit PBP and Solidarity 1 Solidarity was known as the Anti Austerity Alliance AAA until 2017 5 Since September 2019 the alliance also included the RISE party founded by Paul Murphy In early 2021 RISE became fully integrated into PBP 6 7 The alliance was formed in 2015 and replaced AAA and PBP in Ireland s official register of political parties 8 however each entity retains its separate organisation and identity and the 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 Dail Eireann after the 2016 Irish general election 9 People Before Profit Solidarity Pobal Roimh Bhrabus DluthphairtiochtAbbreviationPBPS or PBP SLeaderCollective leadershipFounded2015 8 years ago 2015 Preceded byUnited LeftIdeologySocialism 1 Political positionLeft wingEuropean affiliationEuropean Anti Capitalist LeftColours RedMembersPeople Before ProfitSolidarityDail Eireann5 160 2 Local government10 949 2 Websitepbp wbr ie letusrise wbr ie solidarity wbr nationbuilder wbr comPolitics of the Republic of IrelandPolitical partiesElectionsBoth the PBP and the Socialist Party SP are all Ireland organisations but do not form part of a single electoral alliance in elections in Northern Ireland The PBP contests elections under its own name while the SP is part of the Cross Community Labour Alternative The electoral alliance between the PBP and Solidarity supports anti capitalism democratic socialism and eco socialism and promotes Irish reunification through a socialist European federation 10 11 Contents 1 Background 2 Electoral history 2 1 Dail Eireann 2 2 Local elections 2 3 European Parliament 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditUnder the standing rules of order in Dail Eireann a parliamentary group must have five 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 People Before Profit and Anti Austerity Alliance would increase the chance of reaching these thresholds An electoral alliance called United Left Alliance had been previously tried by People Before Profit and other left wing groups in the early 2010s and in many ways served as a precursor to this alliance 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 12 The alliance has been described as a remarkable abeyance of decades old sectarian conflict between the Socialist Workers Party underlying PBP and the Socialist Party underlying AAA 13 Solidarity and People Before Profit announced its intention to organise separately and to remain free to maintain different political positions on various issues but intend to cooperate electorally while maintaining their own identities and structures 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 14 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 Dail in the 2016 election 14 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 14 Harry McGee a columnist for The Irish Times commented that it was difficult to tell the difference between People Before Profit and the AAA 15 In 2019 Solidarity TD Paul Murphy formed RISE a new political party which immediately became the alliance s third member 16 17 Rise later merged with People Before Profit in February 2021 18 In 2020 the group changed its registered name to People Before Profit Solidarity reflecting People Before Profit s increasing dominance of the grouping 19 Electoral history EditAhead of the 2016 Irish general election there were four AAA PBP TDs Joe Higgins Richard Boyd Barrett Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy Boyd Barrett was first elected to the Dail at the 2011 Irish general election while Coppinger and Murphy were both elected at by elections in May and October 2014 respectively Higgins retired with the dissolution of the 31st Dail while the other three sought re election They ran 31 candidates at the 2016 Irish general election On 25 January 2016 the group launched a set of common principles and later released separate party manifestos 20 Six TDs were elected At the 2019 Irish local elections Solidarity PBP won 11 seats a loss of 17 seats from their combined total at the 2014 Irish local elections At 2020 Irish general election Solidarity PBP returned five TDs three from PBP one from RISE and one from Solidarity Dail Eireann Edit Election 1st prefvotes Seats Government2016 84 168 3 9 5th 6 158 2 Opposition2020 57 420 2 6 7th 5 160 1 OppositionLocal elections Edit Election 1st prefvotes Seats 2019 32 883 1 9 11 949 17European Parliament Edit Election 1st prefvotes Seats 2019 38 771 2 3 7th 0 13 See also EditMilitant Left Ireland United Left Alliance similar pre 2011 electoral alliance United Left Ireland References Edit a b Nordsieck Wolfram 2016 Ireland Parties and Elections in Europe Archived from the original on 7 January 2019 Retrieved 29 April 2018 a b Th seat count includes the totals of People Before Profit and Solidarity Clar nua Gaeilge Solidarity le seoladh ag Oireachtas na Samhna inniu Tuairisc ie Archived from the original on 12 February 2020 Retrieved 10 February 2020 10 key points from Solidarity People Before Profit s election manifesto RTE 31 January 2020 Retrieved 26 November 2022 AAA set to change name to Solidarity RTE ie 10 March 2017 Archived from the original on 10 March 2017 Retrieved 10 March 2017 The party says the left wing Dail grouping currently known as the AAA PBP will become known as the Solidarity People Before Profit RISE joins People Before Profit Archived 28 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine The left is pulling together Dublin TD Paul Murphy has joined People Before Profit Archived from the original on 6 March 2021 Retrieved 5 March 2021 Register of Political Parties 16 October 2015 accessed 15 November 2015 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 17 November 2015 Retrieved 15 November 2015 Anti Austerity Alliance and People before Profit to launch new party The Irish Times 16 September 2015 Archived from the original on 10 October 2015 Retrieved 5 October 2015 Election Manifesto 2020 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 3 February 2020 Retrieved 6 February 2020 McDonald Karl 21 February 2020 Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to kick off talks after Sinn Fein fails to elect Taoiseach i Archived from the original on 6 August 2021 Retrieved 6 August 2021 Statement on the Anti Austerity Alliance People Before Profit initiative Anti Austerity Alliance Archived from the original on 5 October 2015 Retrieved 8 October 2015 Elitist far left has gained traction but its fascism is affront to democracy 26 October 2016 Archived from the original on 13 June 2018 Retrieved 13 June 2018 a b c English Eoin 30 March 2016 AAA bid to replace councillor deferred Irish Examiner Archived from the original on 31 March 2016 Retrieved 30 March 2016 McGee Harry 9 October 2015 People Before Profit and the Anti Austerity Alliance spot the difference The Irish Times Archived from the original on 24 January 2016 Retrieved 12 October 2015 Lehane Micheal 26 September 2019 Paul Murphy leaves Socialist Party to set up new group RTE News Archived from the original on 26 September 2019 Retrieved 26 September 2019 Finn Christina 30 September 2019 Paul Murphy unveils new political grouping called RISE TheJournal ie Archived from the original on 1 October 2019 Retrieved 2 October 2019 Meskill Tommy March 2021 Dublin TD Paul Murphy joins People Before Profit Archived from the original on 18 May 2021 Retrieved 22 May 2021 Register of Political Parties PDF Oireachtas 9 December 2020 Archived PDF from the original on 20 January 2021 Retrieved 5 June 2021 AAA PBP launch common principles 25 January 2016 Archived from the original on 13 February 2016 Retrieved 15 February 2016 External links EditPeople Before Profit Solidarity Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People Before Profit Solidarity amp oldid 1153433098, 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