Alba Party
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Alba Party is a Scottish political party founded in 2021 by Alex Salmond that advocates for Scottish independence and positions itself as a pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alba Party canonical | 9 |
| Alba Party politician | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1058877 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alba Party Context triple: [Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, Neale HanveyParty, Alba Party]
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A.
Welfare Party
The Welfare Party was an Islamist-oriented political party in Turkey that rose to prominence in the 1990s before being banned by the country’s constitutional court.
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B.
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions was a prominent pro-Russian political party in Ukraine that dominated national politics in the 2000s and early 2010s, particularly under President Viktor Yanukovych.
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C.
Volksunie
Volksunie was a former Belgian political party that advocated Flemish nationalism and federalism before splitting into successor parties in the early 2000s.
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D.
Revisionist Party
The Revisionist Party was a right-wing Zionist political party in Mandatory Palestine that championed Jewish nationalism, territorial maximalism, and a more militant approach to establishing a Jewish state.
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E.
The Finns Party
The Finns Party is a right-wing populist and nationalist political party in Finland known for its Eurosceptic and anti-immigration positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alba Party Target entity description: Alba Party is a Scottish political party founded in 2021 by Alex Salmond that advocates for Scottish independence and positions itself as a pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party.
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A.
Welfare Party
The Welfare Party was an Islamist-oriented political party in Turkey that rose to prominence in the 1990s before being banned by the country’s constitutional court.
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B.
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions was a prominent pro-Russian political party in Ukraine that dominated national politics in the 2000s and early 2010s, particularly under President Viktor Yanukovych.
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C.
Volksunie
Volksunie was a former Belgian political party that advocated Flemish nationalism and federalism before splitting into successor parties in the early 2000s.
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D.
Revisionist Party
The Revisionist Party was a right-wing Zionist political party in Mandatory Palestine that championed Jewish nationalism, territorial maximalism, and a more militant approach to establishing a Jewish state.
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E.
The Finns Party
The Finns Party is a right-wing populist and nationalist political party in Finland known for its Eurosceptic and anti-immigration positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ALBA ⓘ |
| chairperson | Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh ⓘ |
| color |
blue
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white ⓘ |
| contestedElection |
2021 Scottish Parliament election
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2022 Scottish local elections ⓘ 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| corePolicy |
Scottish independence
ⓘ
creation of a written constitution for an independent Scotland ⓘ economic policies framed as social democratic ⓘ membership of European Free Trade Association ⓘ promotion of Gaelic and Scots languages ⓘ rejoining the European Union as an independent Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 2021-03-08 ⓘ |
| describedAs | pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| electoralStrategy |
aiming to increase pro-independence majority in Scottish Parliament
ⓘ
standing on regional lists for the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| formedBy | former members of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| founder | Alex Salmond ⓘ |
| hasRepresentative | members in some Scottish local councils ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Aberdeen ⓘ |
| ideology | Scottish independence ⓘ |
| leader | Alex Salmond ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Kenny MacAskill
ⓘ
Neale Hanvey ⓘ |
| opposes | Brexit ⓘ |
| parliamentaryFocus | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| placeFounded | Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalAlliance | Scottish independence movement ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrum | centre-left nationalism ⓘ |
| position | pro-independence ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| slogan | Now is the time ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| subdivision | Scotland ⓘ |
| supports |
holding a new Scottish independence referendum
ⓘ
self-determination for Scotland ⓘ |
| website | https://www.albaparty.org/ ⓘ |
| yearFounded | 2021 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alba Party Description of subject: Alba Party is a Scottish political party founded in 2021 by Alex Salmond that advocates for Scottish independence and positions itself as a pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.