Social Liberal Movement Explained

Party Name:Social Liberal Movement
Party Logo:Sozial Liberale Bewegung Logo.png
German Name:Sozial-Liberale Bewegung
French Name:Mouvement socio-libéral
Italian Name:Movimento social-liberale
President:Samuel Schmid
Foundation:23 April 2011
Headquarters:Balderstrasse 13
3007 Berne
Colorcode:
  1. EE7520
Country:Switzerland
Ideology:Social conservatism
Colours:Orange

The Social Liberal Movement (SLM; German: Sozial-Liberale Bewegung, French: Mouvement socio-libéral, Italian: Movimento social-liberale) is a social conservative party in Switzerland.

The SLM was founded on 23 April 2011 by Samuel Schmid,[1] a member of the Grand Council of Aargau originally elected from the right-wing Federal Democratic Union. He was joined in June by Ricardo Lumengo, a member of the National Council originally elected from the centre-left Social Democratic Party.

The SLM has branches in Aargau, Bern and Zurich, and claims hundreds of members.[2] It won no seats in the 2011 federal election, but 0.5% of the vote in Aargau and 0.3% of the vote in Bern.

Notes and References

  1. News: Grossrat Samuel Schmid gründet eine neue Partei . . 23 April 2011 . 26 August 2011. de.
  2. News: Fédérales 2011: Lumengo en lice pour le Mouvement socio-libéral . . 16 June 2011 . 26 August 2011. fr.