Party of the European Left

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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Party of the European Left (PEL), or European Left (EL), is a European political party that operates as an association of democratic socialist and communist 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. The PEL was founded on 8–9 May 2004 in Rome. The elected MEPs from member parties of the PEL sit in The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament, though not all PEL members are also members of GUE/NGL. The current president is the Austrian politician Walter Baier.

History

Before the PEL was founded, most of its members already held annual meetings together, as part of the New European Left Forum (NELF).[1] Several member and observer parties also participated in the more radical European Anti-Capitalist Left.

The Party of European Left (PEL) was formed on 8 and 9 May 2004 in Rome, Italy.[2][3] The party's first congress took place on 8 October 2005 in Athens, and 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 was held on 13–15 December 2013 in Madrid.[8] Its fifth congress took place on 16–18 December 2016 in Berlin,[9] and elected German lawyer and politician Gregor Gysi as the new PEL President.[10] Heinz Bierbaum was elected president in 2019.[11][12] He was succeeded by Walter Baier in December 2022.[13]

It operates a think tank, Transform Europe, and it has women's wing named EL-Fem.[14][15]

In 2024, the Danish member Red-Green Alliance (Enhedlisten) announced the schism of the party and the formation of a socially liberal (green- and pro-Ukraine leaning) European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet, in short ELA. The split follows the split of socially liberal Die Linke and socially conservative BSW in Germany, and the creation of a separate platform for the 2024 European elections, Now the People.[16]

Ideology

PEL has been described as a left-wing[17][18] and a far-left[19][20] political party. Its ideology is based on principles of democratic socialism,[21][22] socialism,[23] and communism.[21][22][23] It is opposed to capitalism and consists of parties with wide range of opinions.[23][24]Template:Rp PEL is also supportive of progressivism.[24]Template:Rp

It takes a soft Eurosceptic approach towards the European Union,[25] and opposes militarization and foreign interventionism.[24]Template:Rp PEL opposed the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan, and criticised the oppression of 2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[24]Template:Rp It is also opposed to NATO and United States military bases.[24]Template:Rp It supports Cuba, and a delegation visited the nation in February 2022.[26]

In an interview with the political magazine Jacobin, Walter Baier, the president of PEL, described PEL as part of the "socialist left" and criticised the European Union, stating that it is neoliberal and "closer to enlightened absolutism than parliamentary democracy".[27]

Leadership

Membership

The Party of the European Left consists of member parties with full rights, observer parties, individual members and EL partners.[28] As of October 2024, The Party of the European Left has 24 member parties in 21 countries.[29] Not all members of PEL are members of The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament.[23][30]

Full members

Country Party National MPs MEPsTemplate:Efn
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Communist Party of Austria – –
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" – Not in the EU
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Workers' Party of Belgium Template:Composition bar(Chamber of Representatives) Template:Composition bar
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Communists of Wallonia-Brussels – –
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Bulgarian Left – –
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Workers' Front – –
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic The Left – –
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Left Alliance – –
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Communist Party of Finland – –
File:Flag of France.svg France French Communist Party Template:Composition bar(National Assembly) –
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Republican and Socialist Left Template:Composition bar(National Assembly) –
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File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany The Left Template:Composition bar(Bundestag) Template:Composition bar
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File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece New Left Template:Composition bar –
Syriza Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 – European Left – –
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Communist Refoundation Party – –
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg The Left Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Template:Composition bar Not in the EU
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Romanian Socialist Party – –
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia The Left Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain United Left Template:Composition bar(Congress of Deputies) Template:Composition bar
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Communist Party of Spain Template:Composition bar(Congress of Deputies)Template:Efn
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File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia United and Alternative Left – –
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Swiss Party of Labour – Not in the EU
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Left Party – Not in the EU
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Left Unity – Not in the EU

Observer members

Country Party National MPs European MEPs
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Template:Ill – –
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Progressive Party of Working People Template:Composition bar Template:Composition bar
File:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg Northern Cyprus New Cyprus Party – De facto not in the EU
United Cyprus Party –
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Template:Composition bar(Chamber of Deputies) Template:Composition bar
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File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Communist Party of Slovakia – –
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Sortu Template:Composition bar(Congress of Deputies; Basque seats) Template:Composition bar
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File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Transform Party – Not in the EU

EL Partners

Country Party National MPs European MEPs
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Der Wandel – –
Left – –
File:Flag of France.svg France Ensemble! – –
République et Socialisme – –
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Marxistische Linke – –
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Táncsics – Radical Left Party – –
Yes Solidarity for Hungary Movement – –
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Solidarnost – Not in the EU
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Democratic Left Scotland – Not in the EU
Socialists for the Independence –

Former members

Country Party Notes
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Communist Party Stopped working as a Party in 2009, since December 2013 not listed as a Member.
Communist Party of Belgium Resignation decided at the party congress on 30 July 2018.[31]
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Party of Democratic Socialism Merged into The Left in 2020.
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Red–Green Alliance Left the EL in 2024.
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Left Alliance Delisted from the EL website in 2024.
File:Flag of France.svg France Left Party Left the EL on 1 July 2018.
Unitary Left Merged with the French Communist Party in 2015.
La France Insoumise Member until 2018, observer until 2024
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany German Communist Party Ended its observer status on 27 February 2016.[32]
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Renewing Communist Ecological Left Merged into Syriza in 2013.
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Hungarian Workers' Party Quit 1 May 2009.
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Italian Left Observer until 2025, left to join ELA
Party of Italian Communists Dissolved in December 2014, which meant that the "observer status" was lost.
The Other Europe Dissolved in 2019, which meant that the "observer status" was lost.
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Young Socialists Dissolved in 2015, which meant that the "observer status" was lost.
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Left Bloc Quit 22 June 2024.[33]

Individual members

EL also includes a number of individual members. While it has had a steadily high number of individual members, and currently the highest number, EL has not sought to develop mass individual membership.[34]

Below is the evolution of individual membership of EL since 2019.[35] {{#chart:Individual members of European political parties.Line.chart |arg:cols=year,EL }}

Funding

As a registered European political party, EL is entitled to European public funding, which it has received continuously since 2004.[36]

Below is the evolution of European public funding received by EL. {{#chart:Evolution_of_public_funding_of_European_political_parties.Line.chart |arg:where=party |arg:eq=EL |arg:cols=year,maximum_allocated,amount_received }}

In line with the Regulation on European political parties and European political foundations, EL also raises private funds to co-finance its activities. As of 2025, European parties must raise at least 10% of their reimbursable expenditure from private sources, while the rest can be covered using European public funding.Template:Efn

Below is the evolution of contributions and donations received by EL.[37][38] {{#chart:Contributions raised by European political parties.Line.chart |arg:cols=year,EL }} {{#chart:Donations raised by European political parties.Line.chart |arg:cols=year,EL }}

Representation in European institutions

Organisation Institution Number of seats
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European Commission Template:EUPP data
European Council
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Council of the European Union
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Committee of the Regions Template:EUPP data
Template:Country data Council of Europe (as part of Template:Wikidata) Parliamentary Assembly Template:Composition barTemplate:Wikidata

See also

Notes

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References

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