The Socialist Equality Party (German: Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, SGP) is a minor Trotskyist political party in Germany.
Socialist Equality Party Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei | |
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| Abbreviation | SGP |
| Leader | Christoph Vandreier |
| Honorary Chairman | Ulrich Rippert |
| Founded | 1971[a] |
| Headquarters | Neuenburger Straße 13, Berlin |
| Newspaper | Sozialistische Welt-Website |
| Youth wing | IYSSE |
| Membership (2021) |  280[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | ICFI |
| Colors | Red |
| Bundestag | 0 / 736 |
| Bundesrat | 0 / 69 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editIt was founded in 1971 as the Federation of Socialist Workers (Bund Sozialistischer Arbeiter) by West German supporters of Gerry Healy's Socialist Labour League and was renamed the Party for Social Equality, Section of the Fourth International (Partei für Soziale Gleichheit, Sektion der Vierten Internationale, PSG) in 1997.
On 18–19 February 2017, the party adopted its present name.[3]
Ideology
editThe party sees itself as the German section of the Fourth International in the tradition of Leon Trotsky.[4] The international umbrella group of the party is the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI).[5] It has contacts to other member parties of the ICFI in England, the US, Sri Lanka, France, Canada and Australia.
The SGP is critical of trade unions (which it views as merely a tool of the labour aristocracy), social democrats, and Stalinist organisations.[6] The party takes an anti-nationalist and anti-capitalist stance. It supports the introduction of universal basic income.[7]
The SGP is classified as a left-wing extremist organization by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and is as such under observation.[8]
Election results
editBundestag
edit| Year | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 826 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1994 | 1,285 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1998 | 6,226 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2002 | did not contest | ||
| 2005 | 15,605 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2009 | 2,957 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2013 | 4,564 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,291 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,535 | 0.0% | 0 |
European Parliament
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7,788 | 0.03 (#22) | 0 / 81
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New | – |
| 1994 | 10,678 | 0.03 (#28) | 0 / 81
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| 1999 | Did not contest | 0 / 81
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| 2004 | 25,795 | 0.10 (#23) | 0 / 81
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| 2009 | 9,646 | 0.04 (#32) | 0 / 81
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| 2014 | 8,924 | 0.03 (#25) | 0 / 81
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| 2019 | 5,283 | 0.01 (#41) | 0 / 81
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| 2024 | 5,923 | 0.01 (#35) | 0 / 81
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "German ICFI section adopts new name". 28 February 2017.
- ^ Richter, Philipp (2 September 2021). "Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, Vierte Internationale" [Socialist Equality Party, Fourth International]. bpd.de (in German). Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (BPD).
- ^ "German ICFI section adopts new name". 28 February 2017.
- ^ PSG: Fragen an die Partei für Soziale Gleichheit Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World Socialist Web Site: Wer ist das IKVI? Archived 2 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PSG: Wahlerklärungen 2005-2008 Archived 6 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SGP – Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei / Vierte Internationale – Grundeinkommen ist wählbar!". www.grundeinkommen-ist-waehlbar.de. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Verfassungsschutzbericht 2017". Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
Further reading
edit- The Historical Foundations of the Partei fur Soziale Gleichheit, Mehring Books 2011, ISBN 978-1-875639-41-0 (Online)