Social Liberal Movement
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The Social Liberal Movement is a social conservative
party
in Switzerland
. Founded in 2011, the SLB has one member of the National Council
.
The party was founded by Samuel Schmid on 23 April 2011. Schmid, a member of the Grand Council of Aargau
originally elected for the right-wing Federal Democratic Union
, was joined in June 2011 by Ricardo Lumengo
, a member of the National Council originally elected for the centre-left Social Democratic Party
.
The party has branches in Aargau
, Bern, and Zurich
, and claims to have hundreds of members.
The party failed to have any representatives elected at the 2011 federal election
: winning 0.5% of the vote in Aargau and 0.3% of the vote in Bern.
Social conservatism
Social Conservatism is primarily a political, and usually morally influenced, ideology that focuses on the preservation of what are seen as traditional values. Social conservatism is a form of authoritarianism often associated with the position that the federal government should have a greater role...
party
Political party
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in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Founded in 2011, the SLB has one member of the National Council
National Council of Switzerland
The National Council of Switzerland is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland. With 200 seats, it is the larger of the two houses....
.
The party was founded by Samuel Schmid on 23 April 2011. Schmid, a member of the Grand Council of Aargau
Grand Council of Aargau
The Grand Council of Aargau is the legislature of the canton of Aargau, in Switzerland. Aargau has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 140 seats, with members elected every four years....
originally elected for the right-wing Federal Democratic Union
Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland
The Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland is a political party in Switzerland....
, was joined in June 2011 by Ricardo Lumengo
Ricardo Lumengo
Ricardo Lumengo is a Swiss politician, former member of the Social Democratic Party of the canton of Berne.Lumengo was born 1962 in Lussenga, Angola. He was a student activist in Angola from 1979. Persecuted by the dos Santos government, he was forced to emigrate in 1982, entering Switzerland as...
, a member of the National Council originally elected for the centre-left Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
.
The party has branches in Aargau
Aargau
Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
, Bern, and Zurich
Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...
, and claims to have hundreds of members.
The party failed to have any representatives elected at the 2011 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2011
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011.All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States....
: winning 0.5% of the vote in Aargau and 0.3% of the vote in Bern.