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Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino)

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Autonomous Socialist Party
Partito Socialista Autonomo
AbbreviationPSA
Founded1966
Dissolved1992
Split fromSocial Democratic Party
Merged intoSocial Democratic Party
HeadquartersBellinzona, Ticino
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism
Political positionFar-left
Party flag

The Autonomous Socialist Party (Italian: Partito Socialista Autonomo, PSA) was a far-left political party in Switzerland, based in the canton of Ticino.

History

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The PSA was established in 1966; its founders were former members from the Social Democratic Party who had been expelled for their far-left views.[1] It failed to win a seat in the National Council in the 1971 federal elections, but in the 1975 elections it ran in Ticino in alliance with the Progressive Organizations of Switzerland (POCH), with Werner Carobbio winning one seat.[1] It continued its alliance with POCH for the 1979 elections, retaining its single seat.[1] It retained the seat again in the 1983 and 1987. It was renamed Unitarian Socialist Party in 1988,[2] The PSA was well represented in the Grand Council of Ticino, maintaining between six and nine seats in the legislature (of ninety) constantly between 1971 and 1991.[3] After retaining its seat again in 1991, it merged back into the Social Democratic Party in 1992.

Election history

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National Council

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Election Votes % Seats +/– Rank
1971 5,271 0.3
0 / 200
Steady 12th
1975 6,706 0.3
1 / 200
Increase 1 13th
1979 8,147 0.4
1 / 200
Steady 13th
1983 9,962 0.5
1 / 200
Steady 14th
1987 10,879 0.6
1 / 200
Steady 14th
1991 12,006 0.6
1 / 200
Steady 15th

Grand Council of Ticino

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Election % Seats +/– Rank
1971 6.7
6 / 90
Increase 6 4th
1975 7.6
6 / 90
Steady 4th
1979 9.4
8 / 90
Increase 2 4th
1983 10.6
8 / 90
Steady 4th
1987 11.0
7 / 90
Decrease 1 4th
1991 10.0
9 / 90
Increase 2 5th

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe: Poland-Yugoslavia, Greenwood Press, pp912–913
  2. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1899 ISBN 9783832956097
  3. ^ Gilardoni, Silvio (8 October 2008). "Partito socialista autonomo (PSA)" [Autonomous Socialist Party (PSA)] (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.