Centre-left
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The term centre-left has two distinct meanings in politics:
- Centre-left can be used to describe and denote political parties or organisations that stretch from the centre to the left or are moderately left-wing, as opposed to 'extreme' left wing beliefs such as communism. The centre-left roughly comprises European social democrats, some democratic socialists, progressive liberals, greens and reformist Marxists. Centre-left supporters moderately accept market allocation of resources in a mixed economy with a significant public sector and a thriving private sector. Centre-left policies tend to favour limited state intervention in the economy in matters pertaining to the public interest. Also, the centre-left often favours moderate environmentalist policies.
Examples of Centre-left parties
Examples of centre-left political parties include:- In Australia:
- * Australian Labor Party
- In Denmark:
- * Republican Party
- In Germany:
- * Social Democratic Party of Germany
- In India
- * Indian National Congress
- In Israel
- * Kadima (unsure whether its center or center-left by many)
- In Italy:
- * The Union (political coalition)
- In New Zealand:
- * New Zealand Labour Party
- In Norway:
- * Norwegian Labour Party
- * Red-Green Coalition
- In Poland:
- * The Democratic Party
- In Sweden:
- * Social Democrats
- In the United Kingdom:
- *The Labour Party
- *The Liberal Democrats
- In the United States:
- *The Democratic Party
See also
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