The Left (Luxembourg)
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The Left (Luxembourgish: Déi Lénk, French: La Gauche, German: Die Linke) is a socialist political party in Luxembourg. Déi Lénk was formed in 1999 as an alliance of the Communist Party of Luxembourg, the New Left and the Revolutionary Socialist Party.
In the 1999 elections Déi Lénk won 3.3% of the votes and one seat in the national parliament. André Hoffmann was elected from the southern constituency.
Later however, the Communist Party left Déi Lénk. In 2004 elections KPL and Déi Lénk ran separate lists. Déi Lénk won 1.9% of the votes, and lost its parliamentary presence.
It is associated with the European United Left - Nordic Green Left in the European Parliament. It does not currently have any members in the parliament, however. The party participates both in the European Anticapitalist Left and the Party of the European Left.
Election results
| Constituency | 2004 votes | % | 1999 votes | % |
| Centre | 20 451 | 1.99% | 27 999 | 2.82% |
| East | 2 179 | 1.31% | 2 448 | 1.63% |
| North | 3 725 | 1.34% | 3 653 | 1.41% |
| South | 36 868 | 2.28% | 76 174 | 4.98% |
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