Party of the European Left
The Party of the European Left (PEL), commonly abbreviated European Left, is a European political party that operates as an association of democratic socialist[2] and communist[2] 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.[3] The elected MEPs from member parties of the PEL sit in the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group in the European parliament.
Party of the European Left Partei der Europäischen Linken Parti de la Gauche Européenne Partito della Sinistra Europea Partido de la Izquierda Europea Partido da Esquerda Europeia Κόμμα Ευρωπαϊκής Αριστεράς Avrupa Sol Partisi Il-Partit Ewropew tax-Xellug | |
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| President | Heinz Bierbaum (DE) |
| Leader in the EP | Gabriele Zimmer (DE) |
| Founded | 8–9 May 2004; 14 years ago |
| Headquarters | Square de Meeûs 25, 1000 Brussels, Belgium |
| Think tank | Transform Europe[1] |
| Women's wing | EL FEM |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[2] Soft Euroscepticism Minority: Communism[2] |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| European Parliament group | European United Left–Nordic Green Left |
| Colours | Maroon |
| European Parliament | 28 / 751 |
| European Council | 0 / 28 |
| European Lower Houses | 344 / 9,874 |
| European Upper Houses | 27 / 2,714 |
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Several member and observer parties participate also in the more radical European Anti-Capitalist Left. Before the PEL was founded, most of its members already held annual meetings together as part of the New European Left Forum (NELF).[4]
The current president is the German politician and economist Heinz Bierbaum[5] The four Vice-Presidents are Maite Mola, Margarita Mileva, Paolo Ferrero and former PEL President Pierre Laurent. Swiss Brigitte Berthouzoz serves as the new EL treasurer.[6]
As of December 2016, the Party of the European Left gathers 27 member parties, 8 observers and 3 partners from 25 European countries.
Membership
Member parties
| Country | Party | National MPs | European MEPs |
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 | Communist Party of Austria | – | – |
 | Belarusian Left Party "A Just World"[7] | – | Not in EU |
 | Bulgarian Left[8] | – | – |
 | The Left | – | – |
 | Red-Green Alliance[9] | 13 / 179 | 1 / 14 |
 | Estonian United Left Party | – | – |
 | Communist Party of Finland[10] | – | – |
| Left Alliance[7] | 16 / 200 | 1 / 13 | |
 | French Communist Party | 12 / 577 12 / 348 | – |
 | The Left[11] | 69 / 709 4 / 69 | 5 / 96 |
 | Coalition of the Radical Left | 86 / 300 | 6 / 21 |
 | Workers' Party of Hungary 2006[7] | – | – |
 | Communist Refoundation Party | – | – |
 | The Left | 2 / 60 | – |
 | Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova | – | Not in EU |
 | Left Bloc | 19 / 230 | 2 / 21 |
 | Socialist Party of Romania | – | – |
 | The Left | 9 / 90 | – |
 | United Left | 5 / 350 0 / 266 | 2 / 54 |
| Communist Party of Spain | 4 / 350 0 / 266 | ||
| United and Alternative Left | 2 / 350 0 / 266 | – | |
 | Swiss Party of Labour | 1 / 200 | Not in EU |
 | Left Party[12] | – | Not in EU |
 | Left Unity[13] | – | Not in EU |
Observer parties
| Country | Party | National MPs | European MPs |
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 | Progressive Party of Working People | 16 / 56 | 2 / 6 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 15 / 200 | 1 / 21 |
| Italian Left | 2 / 630 1 / 315 | – |
 | New Cyprus Party[14] | – | Not in EU |
| United Cyprus Party[15] | – | ||
 | Communist Party of Slovakia | – | – |
Partners
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Der Wandel |
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Ensemble |
| République et socialisme | |
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Marxist Left |
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Left Party |
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Democratic Left Scotland |
As well as those of member and observer parties, individuals may also hold membership of the party.[16]
Former members
| Country | Party | |
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Communist Party (Flanders) | stopped working as a Party in 2009, since December 2013 not listed as a Member |
| Communist Party (Wallonia) | resignation decided at the party congress on 30 July 2018.[17] | |
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United Left (France) | merged with the French Communist Party in Fall 2015 |
| Left Party (France) | left the EL on 1 July 2018 | |
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German Communist Party | ended on 27 February 2016 the observer status.[18] |
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Renewing Communist Ecological Left | merged to Syriza in 2003 |
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Hungarian Workers' Party | quit 1 May 2009 |
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Party of Italian Communists | renamed in Partito Comunista d'Italia in December 2014 |
| The Other Europe | dissolved in 2019, which meant that the "observer status" was lost | |
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Young Socialists (Poland) | dissolved in 2015, which meant that the "observer status" was lost |
Party congresses
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.[19] The third congress was held on 2–5 December 2010 in Paris.[20][21][22] Its fourth congress was held on 13–15 December 2013 in Madrid.[23] Its fifth congress took place on 16–18 December 2016 in Berlin,[24] and elected German lawyer and politician Gregor Gysi as the new PEL President.
Leadership
- President: Fausto Bertinotti (2004–2007), Lothar Bisky (2007–2010), Pierre Laurent (2010–2016), Gregor Gysi (2016–present)
- Leader in the European Parliament: Francis Wurtz (2004–2009), Lothar Bisky (2009–2012), Gabriele Zimmer (2012–present)
See also
References
- http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/grants/Grant_amounts_foundations%2003-2015_new%20logo.pdf
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- Kate Hudson (2012). The New European Left: A Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-137-26511-1.
- "Some remarks concerning the creation of the Party of the European Left". Official European Left site. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- "European Left Party elects Die Linke's Heinz Bierbaum as new president". Morning Star. 15 December 2019.
- "Le 2eme Observatoire". 2e-observatoire.com. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Geneva in October 2009. "The EL Executive Board settles the agenda for 2010". Party of the European Left. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010. "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Barcelona in June 2010. It had an observer status before. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- The Communist Party of Finland changed its status from observer to full member party in October 2009. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- The Left Party.PDS was a founding party of PEL. Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative had been approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL by May 2007. After the unification of the two parties in The Left (Die Linke) in June 2007, the new party became full member of the PEL
- Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in May 2007. The decision was ratified by PEL's 2nd congress.
- "We will be part of the Party of the European Left group, which includes SYRIZA in Greece and Die Linke in Germany, and calls for a radically different type of European integration." Betzien, Jody (28 April 2014). "Britain: Left Unity spokesperson on challenges in building a new party". Green Left Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- Approved in observer status by the Executive Board of the PEL in Geneva in October 2009. "Welcome to four new Members!". Party of the European Left. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- Approved in observer status by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010. "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- "EL statute, article six". european-left.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- Pourquoi le PCB a quitté le Parti de la Gauche Européenne (PGE) — Official statement on the party website.
- ELP-Beobachterstatus beendet – Bericht vom 3. Tag des XXI. Parteitag der DKP. Newswebsite of the Deutschen Kommunistischen Partei (DKP).
- Press release of the EL Executive Board meeting in Tallinn, May 2007 Archived 1 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "European Left convenes third congress in Paris". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- "Convention of the 4th Congress of the Party of the European Left". Party of the European Left. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "5th Congress – Berlin 2016". Party of the European Left. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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