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 MP
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.

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.

Contents 1 Member Parties 2 Observer Parties 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Member Parties

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
Spain	Partido Comunista de España
Spain	Esquerra Unida i Alternativa
Switzerland	Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz

[edit] Observer Parties

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

[edit] See also

• European Anticapitalist Left
• European United Left - Nordic Green Left

[edit] External links

• http://www.european-left.org - Official Website
• http://www.sinistraeuropea.it - Italian Website
• Article on founding meeting
• PDS press release (in German)

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 (264) | PES (200) | ALDE (90) | UEN (44) | Greens–EFA (42) | EUL–NGL (41) | IND/DEM (23) | N/A (28)
Related articles: table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation, elections in the European Union, party composition of the council