Liberal Democratic Party (Basel)
| Liberal Democratic Party (Basel) | |
|---|---|
| Establishment date: | 1905 |
| Place of foundation: | Basel |
| Ideology: | liberalism |
| Presidium: | Patricia von Falkenstein |
| Share of voters: | 13.78% (as of: Grand Council elections on October 23, 2016) |
| National Council: | 1 seat |
| Fraction (BV): | FDP-Liberal Group |
| Cantonal parliaments: | 15 seats |
| Cantonal Governments: | 1 seat |
| Party structure: | 3 neighborhood associations |
| Groupings: | Young Liberal Basel-Stadt Liberal Democratic Party Riehen Bettingen |
| Home address: | Elisabethenanlage 25 4019 Basel |
| Website: | www.ldp.ch |
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is a liberal party from the canton of Basel-Stadt .
Patricia von Falkenstein has been its president since 2013 .
Party history
The party was founded in 1905 on the initiative of government and national councilor Paul Speiser . In 1957, the Citizens and Trade Party, which had split off from Free Sense in 1911, joined the party that was then called the Liberal Democratic Citizens Party . Since the statutes were revised in 1978, the party has had its current name, the Liberal Democratic Party of Basel-Stadt.
Until 2008 the LDP belonged to the Liberal Party of Switzerland (LPS). Since the merger of the LPS and FDP at federal level (2009), it has been a member of the FDP, Liberal Switzerland . At the cantonal level, however, it is independent of the Basler FDP, which is also part of the FDP.Die Liberalen Schweiz.The Liberalen (FDP Basel-Stadt).
organization
Based on the three constituencies of the canton of Basel-Stadt, the LDP is divided into district associations for the districts of Grossbasel-Ost, Grossbasel-West and Kleinbasel, each with their own board members. There is also an association for the residents of the communities of Riehen and Bettingen, the LDP Riehen Bettingen.
Political positions
Similar to the general line of the formerly independent Liberal Party of Switzerland , the LDP was traditionally considered, together with the French-speaking Swiss branches in the cantons of Geneva , Neuchâtel and Vaud, to be more elitist and contrary to populism, while it has meanwhile mainly seen itself as a bourgeois party and as a representative of the trade.
According to the purpose article in the statutes, the party advocates individual rights of freedom, the preservation of the family, private property, a free economic system, trade and a sense of responsibility towards people and the environment. It supports the commitment of private individuals in the non-profit and cultural area.
Elected officials
National Council
With Christoph Eymann , the LDP provides a National Council in the 2015–2019 legislative period and in the 2019–2023 legislative period . Eymann is a member of the FDP parliamentary group. Eymann was already a member of the National Council for the LDP from 1991 to 2001, at that time still in the LPS faction.
Canton of Basel-Stadt
The party has been represented in the Grand Council of the City of Basel with 15 seats out of 100 since the 2016 elections . Group leader is Michael Koechlin . In addition, the LDP provides Conradin Cramer, one of seven government councilors . Cramer has been Chairman of the Basel-Stadt Education Department since 2017.
Civic community of Basel
The LDP has 7 out of 40 seats in the Citizens' Community Council of Basel-Stadt and forms a parliamentary group together with the FDP Basel-Stadt. Group leader is Christine Wirz-von Planta . As a member of the Citizens' Council, the executive branch of the civil parish, Lukas Faesch acts for the LDP.
Riehen community
In the municipality of Riehen , the LDP was the party with the largest number of voters until the 2010 elections. Since the 2018 elections, it has 6 seats out of 40 on the residents' council. With Daniel Hettich , it provides a local council.
Civic community of Riehen
The LDP Riehen Bettingen has two seats in the citizens' council of the Riehen community .
Web links
- Liberal Democratic Party website
- Website of the Jungliberale Basel-Stadt
- Online version of the brochure "Liberal Politics - A Position Determination" by Markus Kutter and Bernhard Christ
Individual evidence
- ^ Markus Kutter, Bernhard Christ: Liberal Politics - A Location Determination . Ed .: Liberal-Democratic Party Basel-Stadt. 2nd Edition. Basel 2014, p. 21 .
- ↑ Christof Wamister: Everyone wants to be liberal . In: Christoph Merian Foundation (Ed.): Basler Stadtbuch 2012 . Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel 2013, ISBN 978-3-85616-579-6 , p. 54 .
- ^ Jean-Jacques Bouquet: Liberal Party (LP). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 23, 2010 , accessed September 16, 2018 .
- ^ Statutes of the Liberal Democratic Party of Basel-Stadt. September 2, 2013, accessed June 7, 2019 .