Die Alternative – die Grünen Zug (ALG)Abkürzung ALG für Alternative – die Grünen Zug: . Abgerufen am 4. Juli 2012 is a left-wing ecological party in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. It was formed in 2005 as Alternative Canton Zug through a merger of local groups. The largest of these groups was the Socialist Green Alternative Zug (SGA).
The SGA was founded in 1986 by members of the , non-party leftists and activists from the women's movement, trade unions and other initiatives.
From 1990 to 2006, was a member of the Cantonal Government for the SGA . After the elections in October 2006, the Alternative Canton of Zug (ALG) was even represented in the Cantonal Government with two of the seven seats (Manuela Weichelt-Picard and ). In October 2010, Patrick Cotti was voted out in favour of (SVP). In the 2014 elections, the ALG increased its representation in the Cantonal Parliament from 7 to 10 seats. Councillor Weichelt was re-elected under the new majority voting system. In the 2018 cantonal elections, the ALG was unable to retain the seat of the retiring Manuela Weichelt-Picard, but the Alternative gained another seat in the Cantonal Parliament, giving them 11 members.
Between 2003 and 2011, the SGA (Swiss Alternative for Switzerland), or the Alternative – the Greens of Zug, held one of Zug's three seats in the Swiss National Council with . Lang joined the Green Party faction there from the outset. He narrowly missed re-election in the 2011 Swiss federal election. Since the 2019 elections, the Zug Alternatives (with Manuela Weichelt-Picard) have once again been represented in the National Council.
The Alternative Canton Zug was appointed a full member of the Green Party of Switzerland at the Green Party's delegates' meeting on 13 June 2009. Since then, the party has been called Alternative – the Greens Zug . On November 5, 2009, the Young Alternative Zug was founded as the youth wing of Alternative – the Greens Zug and as the Zug section of the .
The ALG advocates for fair tax and resource-conserving economic policies for the benefit of a strong society and economy with a healthy state budget, good public services, and protection of the landscape/environment.
External links
Website of Alternative – die Grünen Zug
References
See also
List of political parties in Switzerland