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The Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit(AAA-PBP) is an anti-capitalist electoral alliance between the Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit Alliance, based in the Republic of Ireland.

The electoral alliance was created with the intent to have more speaking rights in Dáil Éireann after the next Irish general election.

Background
As per standing orders in Dáil Éireann, a parliamentary group must have 7 TDs or more in order to have full speaking rights. In addition, political parties which get 2% or more of the national vote receive extra funding from the state for political activities.

The electoral alliance seeks to provide a greater socialist voice in parliament, and a political platform committed to abolishing the water charges, Universal Social Charge for low-middle income earners, and other austerity measures implemented in Ireland. The alliance claims to represent the 57% of people who boycotted the payment of water charges, and claims to provide a genuine working class voice in parliament.

Organisation
AAA-PBP is modeled similarly to the confederate structure of the GUE/NGL European parliamentary group. The Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit Alliance will cooperate electorally but will still be operationally independent and be free to maintain different political positions on various issues, as well as organise separately.