Luzhitsky Alliance ( V.Puddle. Łužiska Alianca N.Pud. Łužyska Alianca German: Lausitzer Allianz ) is a regional political party operating in Germany in the federal states of Saxony and Brandenburg and representing the interests of the Luzhitsky people .
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| Leader | Hannes Wilhelm Kell |
| Established | November 2, 1919 |
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History
The modern Luzhitsky Alliance is the successor to the Luzhitsky People's Party ( Serbska Ludowa Strona ), which was founded on November 2, 1919 under the original name «užiska Ludowa Strona (Lausitzer Volkspartei). In 1924, the party received the new name “Sorb / Vendian People's Party” - “Serbska Ludowa Strona” (Wendische Volkspartei). The party represented the political interests of the Luga people and demanded recognition of equal rights for the Ludic people in German public life. The first chairman of the party was Luga public figure Arnosht Bart-Brezinchansky . The party has developed a program that envisages the peaceful coexistence of the Lugitsa and the German people and calls for legislative provisions to enact the state and cultural equality of the Luzick people.
In 1920, the Political Committee of the Society of Saints Cyril and Methodius left the party, who was not satisfied with the political program of the party, which did not correspond to the political line of Christian democrats in Germany. In 1924, the Luzhitsky People's Party joined the German National Minority Union, where its interests were represented by writer Jan Skala . In 1924, the party was chaired by Jakub Lorenz-Zaleski , who was in this post until 1933, when the activities of the party were banned by the Nazis. In 1925, the Luzhitsky People's Party formed the National Council together with the cultural and social organizations Domovina and the Matica Serbs .
On September 8, 1946, in paragraph No. 3 of the final document of the Domovina congress, a proposal was made to recreate the Luzhitsky People’s Party, but this decision was not implemented due to the refusal of the ruling communist authorities and the Soviet occupation administration.
The party, formerly called Serbska Ludowa Strona (SLS), was recreated after the unification of Germany at the Constituent Congress in Cottbus , which was held on March 26, 2005. At the Third Party Congress, which took place on April 26, 2010, the party was renamed the Luzhitsky Alliance. At this congress, it was proclaimed that the party adheres to centrist provisions and is open for acceptance into its ranks as collective members of various Puddle social and political movements.
Since March 2009, the party has been participating as an observer in the European Free Alliance .
Organizational
The supreme body of the party is the congress, which meets once every two years. Between congresses, the General Council and the Executive Committee operate. The General Council, elected at the next congress, is responsible for managing the party between congresses. The Executive Committee consists of various departments that implement the decisions of the congress.
The Luzhitsky Alliance is subdivided into two regional associations on a geographical basis in Lower Luzhitsa and Upper Luzhitsa. These two associations, in turn, are divided into local organizations.
The party is currently chaired by Hannes Wilhelm-Kell .
Literature
- Jakub Jarosław Sokół: Serbołużyckie Stronnictwo Narodowe / Łużycki Alians jako partia narodu i regionu (Translated Title: Sorbian National Party / Lusatian Alliance as a national minority and regional party). In: Nationalities Affairs (38/2011), Seite 145—162
Links
- Official website (German)