), ▁abbre vi ated ▁to ▁AL , ▁is ▁a ▁social ist ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁The ▁AL ▁has ▁existed ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁as ▁a ▁loose ▁coal ition ▁of ▁left - wing ▁activ ists . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁AL ▁Zur ich ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁political ▁union . ▁Bes ide ▁Zürich , ▁the ▁AL ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁cant ons ▁of ▁Sch aff hausen ▁and ▁A arg au . ▁ ▁The ▁AL ▁works ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁solid ar ité S ▁and ▁other ▁left ist ▁parties ▁and ▁organis ations . ▁They ' re ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Swiss ▁party ▁Altern ative ▁Left , ▁but ▁no ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Altern ative ▁List ▁is ▁constit uted ▁as ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁yet . ▁ ▁Represent ation ▁ 5 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Cant onal ▁Council ▁of ▁Zürich ▁ 9 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁of ▁Zur ich ▁ 2 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁of ▁Winter thur ▁ 1 ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁of ▁Diet ikon ▁ 5 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Cant onal ▁Council ▁of ▁Sch aff hausen ▁ 3 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁of ▁Sch aff hausen ▁ 1 ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁of ▁Sch aff hausen ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Home page ▁of ▁Altern ative ▁Liste ▁Zur ich ▁ ▁Home page ▁of ▁Altern ative ▁Liste ▁Sch aff hausen ▁ ▁Home page ▁of ▁Altern ative ▁Liste ▁Winter thur ▁▁ ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁in