The Social-Political Group (; ) was a political faction in
Switzerland
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.
History
The faction was originally known as the Democratic Group, and consisted of a coalition of parties from different cantons, including the Extreme Left party () from
Ticino
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and the Democratic Group from Graubünden.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1898
In the 1919 federal elections, the faction won four seats. Although it was reduced to three seats in the 1922 elections, it won five seats in the 1925 elections. However, it was reduced back to three seats after the 1928 elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1953 In 1931, the faction was renamed the Social-Political Group, and won only two seats in the elections that year. In
1935
Events
January
* January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims.
* January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...
, it won three seats, and in "silent elections" of
1939
This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
, it won five. It retained all five seats in the
1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 � ...
and 1947 elections, but was reduced to four seats in the 1951 elections. The faction retained its four-seat strength in elections in 1955,
1959
Events
January
* January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
and
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
, before being reduced to three seats in the 1967 elections.
In 1971, before the elections that year, the faction split into two. The
Glarus
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Swiss People's Party
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