Party of the European Left

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Party of the European Left
Partei der Europäischen Linken
Parti de la Gauche Européenne
Partito della Sinistra Europea
Partido de la Izquierda Europea

President Fausto Bertinotti

Founded May 8, 2004
Headquarters 30 rue Parnasse
1050 Brussels, Belgium

Political Ideology communism, socialism
International Affiliation none
European Parliament Group European United Left - Nordic Green Left
Colours Red

Website [www.european-left.org]

See also Politics of the EU
Political parties
Elections
The European Left party is a political party at European level and an association of socialist and communist political parties in the European Union. It was formed in January 2004 for the purposes of running in the 2004 European Parliament elections. It was founded on May 8, 2004 in Rome.


Party of the European Left
Partei der Europäischen Linken Parti de la Gauche Européenne Partito della Sinistra Europea Partido de la Izquierda Europea



President	Fausto Bertinotti

Founded	May 8, 2004
Headquarters	30 rue Parnasse 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Political Ideology	communism, socialism
International Affiliation	none
European Parliament Group	European United Left - Nordic Green Left
Colours	Red

Website	[www.european-left.org]

See also	Politics of the EU Political parties Elections

Its first congress took place on October 8 2005 in Athens.

Several of the member and observer parties participate also in the more radical European Anticapitalist Left.

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Member Parties

Pan-European political organisations
Recognized by the EU as "political parties at European level":
European Democratic Party \| EUDemocrats \| European Free Alliance \| European Green Party \| Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe \| Party of the European Left \| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party \| Alliance for Europe of the Nations \| European People's Party \| Party of European Socialists
Other pan-European confederations of national political parties:
European Anticapitalist Left \| European Christian Political Movement \| European Democrat Union \| Euronat \| European National Front \| Nordic Green Left Alliance \| Movement for European Reform
Dedicated European-level-only parties:
Europe — Democracy — Esperanto \| Europe United \| Newropeans
Groups in the European Parliament
EPP–ED (263) \| PES (201) \| ALDE (89) \| Greens–EFA (42) \| EUL–NGL (41) \| UEN (30) \| IND/DEM (29) \| N/A (37) See also ED subgroup
Related articles: table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation, elections in the European Union, party composition of the council

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Austria	Kommunistische Partei Österreichs
Belgium	Parti Communiste (Wallonie)
Czech Republic	Strana demokratického socialismu
Estonia	Eesti Vasakpartei
France	Parti Communiste Français
Germany	Die Linkspartei
Greece	ΣΥΝΑΣΠΙΣΜΟΣ
Hungary	Munkáspárt
Italy	Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
Luxembourg	Déi Lénk
Portugal	Bloco de Esquerda
Romania	Partidul Alianţa Socialistă
San Marino	Rifondazione Comunista Sammarinese
Spain	Izquierda Unida
	Partido Comunista de España
	Esquerra Unida i Alternativa
Switzerland	Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz

Cyprus	AKEΛ
Czech Republic	Komunistické Strany Čech a Moravy
Denmark	Enhedslisten - De Rød-Grønne
Finland	Suomen kommunistinen puolue
Germany	Deutsche Kommunistische Partei
Italy	Partito dei Comunisti Italiani
Slovakia	Komunistická strana Slovenska
Turkey	Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi
Greece	Ανανεωτική Κομμουνιστική Οικολογική Αριστερά