Party of the European Left

Party of the European Left
President Pierre Laurent
Founded 8–9 May 2004
Headquarters rue Parnasse / Parnassusstraat 30
1050 Brussels, Belgium
Youth wing European Network of Democratic Young Left
Ideology Democratic Socialism
Euroscepticism
Anti-globalization
Political position Left-wing to Far-left
International affiliation None
European Parliament group European United Left–Nordic Green Left
Colours      Red
Political foundation Transform Europe[1]
Website
http://www.european-left.org/

The Party of the European Left, commonly abbreviated European Left (EL), is a European political party which operates as an association of democratic socialist[2] and communist[2] political parties in the European Union and other European countries. It was formed in January 2004 for the purposes of running in the 2004 European Parliament elections. PEL was founded on 8–9 May 2004 in Rome.[3] Elected MEPs from member parties of the European Left sit in the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group in the European parliament.

Its first congress took place on 8 October 2005, in Athens, which produced the Athens Declaration of the European Left. The second congress was held 23–25 November 2007 in Prague.[4] The third congress was held on 2–5 December 2010 in Paris.[5][6][7] Its fourth congress held on 13–15 December 2013 in Madrid.[8]

Several of the member and observer parties participate also in the more radical European Anti-Capitalist Left. Before the European Left was founded, most of its members already held annual meetings together as part of the New European Left Forum (NELF),[9] which still exists. The EL's President is Pierre Laurent of France and Vice-President is Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece.

Member parties

Country Party National MPs European MPs
 Austria Communist Party of Austria 0 0
 Belgium Communist Party 00
 Belarus Belarusian Left Party "A Just World"[10] 0
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Left[11] 0 0
 Czech Republic Party of Democratic Socialism 0 0
 Denmark Red-Green Alliance[12]
14 / 179
 0
 Estonia Estonian United Left Party 0 0
 Finland Communist Party of Finland[13] 0 0
Left Alliance[10]
12 / 200
1 / 13
 France French Communist Party
7 / 577
17 / 348
2 / 74
Left Party[12]
1 / 577
0 / 348
1 / 74
Unitarian Left[12]
0 / 577
0 / 348
0 / 74
 Germany The Left[14]
64 / 631
7 / 96
 Greece Coalition of the Radical Left
144 / 300
5 / 21
 Hungary Workers' Party of Hungary 2006[10]
0 / 199
0 / 21
 Italy Communist Refoundation Party
0 / 630
0 / 315
1 / 73
 Luxembourg The Left
2 / 60
 0
 Portugal Left Bloc
19 / 230
1 / 22
 Moldova Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
21 / 101
 Romania Socialist Party of Romania 0 0
 Slovenia United Left
6 / 90
0 / 8
 Spain United Left
2 / 350
4 / 54
Communist Party of Spainin group of United Left in group of United Left
United and Alternative Left in group of United Left in group of United Left
  Switzerland Swiss Party of Labour
1 / 200
 Turkey Freedom and Solidarity Party[15] 0
Pierre Laurent, President of the EL

Observer parties

Country Party National MPs European MPs
 Cyprus Progressive Party of Working People
19 / 56
2 / 6
 Czech Republic Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
33 / 200
3 / 21
 Italy Party of Italian Communists
0 / 630
0 / 315
0 / 73
 Northern Cyprus New Cyprus Party[16] 0
 Northern Cyprus United Cyprus Party[17] 0
 Slovakia Communist Party of Slovakia 0 0

As well as those of member and observer parties, individuals may also hold membership of the party.[18]

Pending for membership

The following parties have applied for a membership in the Party of the European Left. Their observer or full membership status will be discussed on the next meeting of the Executive Board.[19]

 Austria Socio-ecological platform Bukersdorf
 Hungary A BAL - Balpárt (The Left)
 Ukraine United Left and Peasants

Former members

 Belgium Another Left,[20] Communist Party[21]
 Greece Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology,[22] Renewing Communist Ecological Left[23]
 Hungary Hungarian Communist Workers' Party[24]
 Poland Young Socialists[25]
 Germany German Communist Party Ending of the "Observer"-Membership with the 3rd Day of the XXI.Partyconvention [26]

European Council

The EL has one out of the 28 heads of State or Government that attend the EL summits in preparation for the European Council:

Member State Representative Title Political party Member of the Council since Photo
 Greece
Alexis Tsipras
Prime Minister
Coalition of the Radical Left
26 January 2015

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/grants/Grant_amounts_foundations%2003-2015_new%20logo.pdf
  2. 1 2 Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  3. ↑ Kate Hudson (2012). The New European Left: A Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-137-26511-1.
  4. ↑ Press release of the EL Executive Board meeting in Tallinn, May 2007
  5. ↑ "European Left convenes third congress in Paris". Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  7. ↑ "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  8. ↑ "Convention of the 4th Congress of the Party of the European Left". Party of the European Left. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  9. ↑ "Some remarks concerning the creation of the Party of the European Left". Official European Left site. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  10. 1 2 3 Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Geneva in October 2009. "The EL Executive Board settles the agenda for 2010". Party of the European Left. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-07. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  11. ↑ Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010. "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-13. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  12. 1 2 3 Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Barcelona in June 2010. It had an observer status before. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  13. ↑ The Communist Party of Finland changed its status from observer to full member party in October 2009. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  14. ↑ The Left Party.PDS was a founding party of PEL. Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative had been approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL by May 2007. After the unification of the two parties in The Left (Die Linke) in June 2007, the new party became full member of the PEL
  15. ↑ Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in May 2007. The decision was ratified by PEL's 2nd congress.
  16. ↑ Approved in observer status by the Executive Board of the PEL in Geneva in October 2009. "Welcome to four new Members!". Party of the European Left. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  17. ↑ Approved in observer status by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010. "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  18. ↑ EL statute, article six
  19. ↑ "Towards a democratic revolution/". 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  20. ↑ Approved as an observer by the EL Council Meeting of Chairmen and EL EB, in Lisbon 19–21 October 2007
  21. ↑ The Communist Party in Flanders ceast its existence in 2009. Now the Communist Party in Wallonia and Brussels works as a unitary party.
  22. ↑ Susannah Verney; Sofia Michalaki (2013). "Greece". In Nicolò Conti. Party Attitudes Towards the EU in the Member States: Parties for Europe, Parties Against Europe. Routledge. pp. 137–138. ISBN 978-1-317-93656-5.
  23. ↑ Approved in observer status by the PEL's First Congress in October 2005. In 2012 it was merged into SYRIZA
  24. ↑ The Hungarian Communist Workers' Party was a founding party of PEL. Its Central Committee decided on 25 April 2009 to signout from PEL on 1 May making use of article 6 of PEL's statute. "Resolution of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Communist Workers’ Party". Central Committee of the Hungarian Communist Workers’ Party. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  25. ↑ Approved in observer status by the PEL's Second Congress in November 2007
  26. ↑ ELP-Beobachterstatus beendet (Ending of ELP-Observer-Membership) – News from the 3rd Day of the XXI. Partyconvention of the DKP. Newswebsite of the German Communist Party (DKP). seen 27th February 2016.

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