Social Democratic Party of Basel-Stadt
| Social Democratic Party of Basel-Stadt | |
|---|---|
| Establishment date: | June 26, 1890 |
| Place of foundation: | Basel |
| Presidium: |
Pascal Pfister Beda Baumgartner Melanie Nussbaumer |
| Secretary General: |
Nicole Amacher Dariyusch Pour Mohsen Livia Diem |
| Share of voters: | 32.5% (as of October 23, 2016) |
| National Council: |
Beat Jans Mustafa Atici |
| Council of States: | Eva Herzog |
| Cantonal parliaments: | 34 (as of January 10, 2018) |
| Cantonal Governments: |
Christoph Brutschin Hans-Peter Wessels Tanja Soland (as of February 1, 2020) |
| Party structure: | The party is divided into 7 neighborhood associations. |
| Groupings: | * SP Women Basel-Stadt
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| Home address: | Rebgasse 1 4005 Basel |
| Website: | www.sp-bs.ch |
The Social Democratic Party of Canton Basel-Stadt (SP Basel-Stadt) is a political party in the canton of Basel-Stadt . It is a cantonal party of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland .
history
In 1871 the Social Democratic Workers' Party was founded in Basel . Membership was only open to workers. There was also the workers' union . On June 26, 1890, the Swiss Social Democrats in Basel were founded. After the proportional representation system was introduced in 1905 , the SP Basel-Stadt won its first election and, with 22 out of 130 seats, became the strongest parliamentary group in the Grand Council. In 1902 she set up a government councilor for the first time with Eugen Wullschleger .
Political program
The political program of the SP Basel-Stadt is identical to that of the SP Switzerland. As a party in a purely urban canton, it focuses on ecology, urban development , transport and family policy .
organization
The SP Basel-Stadt is organized through what are known as neighborhood associations. These are called St. Alban-Breite-Innenstadt, Basel West (formerly Bachletten-Neubad and St. Johann), Clara-Wettstein-Hirzbrunnen, Gundeldingen-Bruderholz, Horburg-Kleinhüningen, Spalen and SP Riehen. They are independent associations and are responsible for neighborhood and community politics, leading election campaigns, nominating candidates for cantonal elections and sending delegates to the cantonal party's delegate assemblies.
Anyone who is a member of one of these district associations is a member of the SP Basel-Stadt.
Groupings
There are many groups and interest groups in the SP Basel-Stadt. The two most important of them are the SP Women Basel-Stadt and the Young Socialists Basel-Stadt.
Young socialists in Basel-Stadt
The Young Socialists Basel-Stadt (JUSO Basel-Stadt for short) is the young party of the SP Basel-Stadt. She enjoys financial support, advice and the right to sit on the committees of the SP Basel-Stadt (party executive committee, assembly of delegates). With around 200 members and a regular media presence, it is the most active political youth organization in Basel.
The Young Socialists of Basel-Stadt participated unsuccessfully in the 2007 National Council elections and the 2008 Grand Council elections. In the 2011 National Council elections, they achieved the highest percentage of votes of all young parties with 1.6%. In the 2012 Grand Council elections, JUSO ran with 15 people on the list of the SP Basel-Stadt. On October 28, 2012, Sarah Wyss, the then President, was elected to parliament for the first time (in the Kleinbasel constituency). In addition, Timothée Cuénod (constituency east) was the first to move up in his constituency.
In March 2013 Sarah Wyss gave up the presidium of JUSO Basel-Stadt after more than 3 years and Beda Baumgartner was elected as her successor. In the 2015 National Council elections, JUSO was once again the strongest of all young parties, with 1.5% of the vote. In March 2016 Beda Baumgartner handed over the presidency to the two co-presidents Mirjam Kohler and Jessica Brandenburger. In the 2016 Grand Council elections, JUSO ran with 20 people on the list of the SP Basel-Stadt. Sarah Wyss was re-elected in the Kleinbasel constituency, Jessica Brandenburger was second in the same constituency. Nicolas Eichenberger was elected as the new President in November 2017.
See also
literature
- Association history of the Basler Sozialdemokratie (ed.): 125 years Basler Sozialdemokratie. A reader . Schwabe, Muttenz / Basel 2016, ISBN 978-3-03305470-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short Party History ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the SP Basel-Stadt, accessed on September 9, 2011.
- ↑ Annual meeting and new board . In: JUSO Basel . November 13, 2017 ( juso.ch [accessed January 10, 2018]).
