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The Left in the European Parliament - GUE-NGL is a faction in the European Parliament. While it is anti-capitalist and recognised the role of Neoliberalism destroying much of the European peoples' lives, it is quite reformist and seeks to change the neoliberal imperialist European Union from within.
The Left in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL La sinistra al Parlamento europeo - SUE/SNV | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GUE/NGL |
| Chairs | Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan |
| Founded | 1979 (Communists and allies) 1989 (Left Unity) 1993 (United European Left) 1999 (GUE/NGL) |
| Think tank | Transform Europe |
| Political orientation | Socialism Reformism Factions: Reactionary politics Communism Social Democracy |
Its composition parties are the socialist Party of the European Left and the green social-democratic European Left Alliance. As such, the faction lacks a coherent identity on the struggle against capitalism and imperialism. On the other hand, the faction has been vocal in its support for Palestine and many of its members are opposed to NATO.
Members[edit | edit source]
Current[edit | edit source]
Former[edit | edit source]
| Country | Party | Ideology | Year joined | Year left | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | Reactionary politics | 2004 | 2024 | Left in protest of environmental actions. |
| Spain | United Left | Big tent Socialism | 1987 | 2024 | Replaced by Sumar |
| Ireland | Independents 4 Change | SocialismAnti-NATO politics | 2019 | 2024 | Lost seats |
| Greece | New Left | Democratic socialism | 2022 | 2024 | Lost seats |
| Denmark | People's Movement against the EU | Euroscepticism | 2002 | 2019 | Replaced by Red-Green Alliance |
| France | French Communist Party | Scientific socialismReformism | 1979 | 2019 | Lost seat |
| Greece | MeRA25 | Democratic socialismOpportunismMarket socialismGreen politics
Trotskyism (faction) |
2014 | 2019 | Lost seat |
| Greece | Popular Unity | SocialismAnti-capitalismAnti-neoliberalismAnti-imperialismEuroscepticism | 2014 | 2019 | Lost seat |
| Netherlands | Socialist Party | Social democracyRacismTransphobia | 1999 | 2019 | Lost seats |
| Latvia | Latvian Socialist Party | CommunismRussian minority politics | 2009 | 2014 | Lost seat |
| Ireland | Socialist Party | Trotskyism | 2009 | 2014 | Lost seat |
| Greece | Communist Party of Greece | CommunismMarxism–LeninismReactionary politics | 1987 | 2014 | Left in protest of SYRIZA and Die Linke's
domination of the group. |
| Italy | Communist Refoundation Party | SocialismReformism | 1999 | 2009 | Lost seats |
| Italy | Party of Italian Communists | Communism | 1999 | 2009 | Lost seats |
| Germany | Party of Democratic Socialism | SocialismAnti-capitalismAnti-neoliberalism | 1999 | 2007 | Became Die Linke. |
| Greece | Synapsismos | EurocommunismDemocratic socialismReformism | 1989 | 2007 | Became Syriza. |
| France | LO-LCR | TrotskyismCultismConservatism | 1999 | 2004 | Lost seats |
| Greece | Democratic Social Movement | Social democracySyriza apologism | 1999 | 2004 | Lost seats |
| Denmark | Socialist People's Party | Social democracyGreen politics
Democratic socialism Pro-European Union Eurocommunism (before 1993) Euroscepticism (before 1993) |
1979 | 2004 | Left GUE/NGL for the Greens in 2004.
From 1993 onwards, the party ditched its Eurosceptic outlook to sell out to the neoliberal EU. |
| Italy | Party of the Democratic Left | Social democracy | 1991 | 1993 | Inherited the Italian Communist Party's seats.
Left GUE/NGL to join the social-democratic S&D bloc in line with its neoliberal goal. |
| Italy | Italian Communist Party | Eurocommunism | 1979 | 1991 | Became Party of the Democratic Left. |
Potential allies[edit | edit source]
These EU member state parties are not in GUE/NGL at the moment but hold very similar ideologies and may join the bloc should they gain seats in the next election scheduled for 2029.
| Country | Party | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | Plefsi Eleftherias | Anti-capitalismAnti-neoliberalismRevolutionary socialism (factions)
Reactionary politics Pro-LGBT+ Refugees' rights |
|
| Estonia | Vasakliit | Democratic socialismProgressivismReformismRussian minority politics
Eurocommunism (before 2023) |
|
| Poland | Partia Razem | Social democracyDemocratic socialism | |
| Romania | Demos | Social democracyDemocratic socialismGreen politics | |
| Austria | Communist Party of Austria | CommunismEco-socialism | |
| Bulgaria | Solidary Bulgaria | Social democracy | |
| Czech Republic | Levice | Democratic socialismAnti-NATO | |
| Luxembourg | Dei Lenk | Democratic socialismAnti-NATO | |
| Luxembourg | Communist Party of Luxembourg | CommunismMarxism–LeninismHard Euroscepticism | |
| Slovakia | Communist Party of Slovakia | CommunismMarxism–Leninism | |
| Slovenia | Levica | Democratic socialismAnti-NATO |