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Solidarity (full name Solidarity – Scotland's Socialist Movement) is a political party in Scotland, launched on 3 September 2006 as a breakaway from the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP).〔("New socialist party for Sheridan" ), BBC News, 29 August 2006〕 It was formed by two of the Scottish Socialist Party's six MSPs, Tommy Sheridan and Rosemary Byrne, in the aftermath of Sheridan's libel action. On 23 December 2010, Tommy Sheridan was convicted of perjury during the 2006 libel action, and sentenced to three years imprisonment on 26 January 2011. Solidarity performed poorly in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, achieving only 2,837 votes or 0.14% of the overall regional list vote. Solidarity has one elected official in Scotland; councillor Pat Lee in South Lanarkshire. Lee was elected as an SNP councillor and defected to Solidarity in May 2015. Solidarity has been accused of using entryist tactics in North Lanarkshire, with it being claimed that activists close to the party have infiltrated SNP branches in the area. The party is considering running under the Hope Over Fear banner for the 2016 Scottish parliamentary election. ==History== On its launch, Solidarity claimed to be a democratic alternative to the SSP, which Sheridan said was divided and had "run out of breath".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sheridan unveils Solidarity party )〕 A launch rally held in September 2006 in Glasgow attracted around 600 people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Solidarity wins on decibel count )〕 250 people attended the founding conference on Saturday 5 November 2006.〔(''Socialist Worker Online'' - Solidarity founding conference )〕 The new party was backed by the Socialist Workers Party and Socialist Party Scotland (part of the Committee for a Workers' International). The two groups clashed at the first Solidarity conference on the political orientation of the party. After a close vote the interim title of "Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement" was adopted as the name of the party, and Rosemary Byrne and Tommy Sheridan were unanimously endorsed as co-convenors.〔(''Socialist World'' - Solidarity conference agrees to build a socialist party )〕〔(''Solidarity Website'' - Solidarity Conference Elects Co-Convenors, Tommy Sheridan and Rosemary Byrne 4 November 2006 )〕 The party failed to win any seats in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. The party won one council seat in Glasgow in local elections, Ruth Black,〔(Solidarity Emerge as Scotland's Largest Left Party ) - Retrieved 26/08/07〕 who subsequently defected to Labour in December 2007 after Sheridan was charged with perjury.〔(Solidarity councillor defection )〕 In March 2009, Solidarity joined No to EU – Yes to Democracy, a left-wing eurosceptic coalition for the 2009 European Parliament elections,〔(http://www.solidarityscotland.org/content/view/604/66 )〕〔(http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/03/10/exclusive-tommy-sheridan-to-stand-for-euro-elections-86908-21185994/ )〕〔(http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=17465 )〕 which received 9,693 votes (0.9%) in Scotland. Sheridan stood for election to Westminster in 2010 under the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition banner, winning 931 votes (2.9%) in Glasgow South West and losing his deposit. Solidarity stood down in the Glasgow region for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election in order to allow George Galloway, the Respect Party candidate, a better chance of being elected. Solidarity performed poorly with a result of only 2,837 votes, or 0.14% of the regional vote, and won no seats in the Scottish Parliament. The party's issues were compounded when Solidarity leader Tommy Sheridan was convicted of perjury following a 12-week-long court case at the High Court in Glasgow, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on 26 January 2011. He was released in early 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tommy Sheridan vows to clear name after release from jail )〕 At the start of 2015, Solidarity faced its own split as Socialist Party Scotland withdrew its support for the party and said Sheridan had moved to the right. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Solidarity (Scotland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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