À gauche toute! Genève is a political coalition in the
canton of Geneva (
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
) founded in 2006. It is a regrouping of the Genevan Communist Party, the
Swiss Labour Party
The Swiss Party of Labour (german: Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz; french: Parti Suisse du Travail – Parti Ouvrier et Populaire; it, Partito Svizzero del Lavoro – Partito Operaio e Popolare; rm, Partida svizra da la lavur) is a communist pa ...
,
solidaritéS
Solidarity (french: solidaritéS) Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1898 is a socialist and Trotskyist political party, present in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Ne ...
and the
Left Independents
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album '' Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* ...
.
In 2005, the Left Alliance, which united the Labour Party, solidaritéS and the Independents, broke up because of political differences. In the Genevan cantonal elections in the autumn of 2005, these parties failed to obtain the quorum of 7% of votes because of the divisions caused by the presence of a Communist Party List. The far left are excluded from parliament.
The following year, the far left were able to enter a communal project. The new coalition took the name of ''A Gauche toute!'' and joined the national coalition of the same name led by Vaudois
Josef Zisyadis, who organised the far left at the national level.
In the communal elections of 25 March 2007, À gauche toute! Genève stood on the lists of 10 communes. In the town of Geneva, À gauche toute! presented 43 candidates including
Catherine Gaillard
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
,
Marie-France Spielmann Marie-France is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Marie-France (actress) (born 1943), French actress
* Marie-France Bazzo, Canadian broadcaster
* Marie-France Beaufils (born 1946), member of the Senate of Franc ...
,
Salika Wenger and
Jérôme Béguin.
External links
Site of A gauche toute!
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Political parties in the canton of Geneva
Political party alliances in Switzerland