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The Social Liberals (german: Die Sozialliberalen, SoL) is a minor social liberal
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. It has never won a
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in a federal election.


Formation

The party was founded and its charter registered and deposited at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, as required by Austrian law, on March 11, 2002. It has not yet contested any Austrian federal election.


Alliances

The debate about the party-programme began in earnest after the controversial 2002 parliamentary elections, which brought to power a
centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
government. The SoL regards itself as a
left liberal Social liberalism (german: Sozialliberalismus, es, socioliberalismo, nl, Sociaalliberalisme), also known as new liberalism in the United Kingdom, modern liberalism, or simply liberalism in the contemporary United States, left-liberalism ...
or libertarian left party with
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leftist leanings. The party has contacts with the
Italian Radicals The Italian Radicals ( it, Radicali Italiani, RI) is a liberal and libertarian political party in Italy. Founded on 14 July 2001 with Daniele Capezzone as their first secretary, the party describes itself as "''liberale'', ''liberista'' nd''li ...
, the Belgian '' Vivant'' party, as well as the German party '' Liberale Demokraten – Die Sozialliberalen''. The Social Liberals see an affinity with the Danish '' Det Radikale Venstre'' and the Dutch
Democrats 66 Democrats 66 (; abbreviated D66, ) is a social liberal political party in the Netherlands, which positions itself in the centre of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Demo ...
(D66). The SoL has stated its interest in an alliance with other leftist parties, within Austria and abroad.


Aims

In 2004, the party was led by the
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Edith Gagern, Brigitte Mahel and Stephan Neuhäuser. The Social Liberals have various aims: they see themselves in the tradition of
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, promoting a life free of
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or
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. They want #
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and
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# transparency and more streamlining in the political decision-making process, both domestically and in the
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# the introduction of a nationwide
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# a social and just
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# the keeping of Austria's neutrality and a # strong engagement for peace-initiatives,
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s, and solidarity with the destitute,
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, and
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s. The Social Liberals also want to see the voting system changed from the current
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to
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, in order to give smaller parties a chance.


See also

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Contributions to liberal theory Contribution or Contribute may refer to: * ''Contribution'' (album), by Mica Paris (1990) ** "Contribution" (song), title song from the album *Contribution (law), an agreement between defendants in a suit to apportion liability *Contributions, a ...
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Liberalism Liberalism is a Political philosophy, political and moral philosophy based on the Individual rights, rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostilit ...
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Liberal democracy Liberal democracy is the combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into ...
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Liberalism in Austria This article gives an overview of liberalism in Austria. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had representation in parliament. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary that parties labeled t ...
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Liberalism worldwide This article gives information on liberalism worldwide. It is an overview of parties that adhere to some form of liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. Introduction The definition of liberal party is highly deba ...
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List of liberal parties This article gives information on liberalism worldwide. It is an overview of parties that adhere to some form of liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. Introduction The definition of liberal party is highly deba ...
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Social liberalism Social liberalism (german: Sozialliberalismus, es, socioliberalismo, nl, Sociaalliberalisme), also known as new liberalism in the United Kingdom, modern liberalism, or simply liberalism in the contemporary United States, left-liberalism ...


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