European Left

The European Left party is an association of socialist and communist political parties in the European Union It was formed in January 2004 for the purposes of fighting the 2004 European Parliament elections.

Founding Parties

• Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
• Synaspismos (Greece)
• Rifondazione Comunista (Italy)
• Communist Party of Austria
• Parti Communiste Francais (France)
• Déi Lénk (Luxembourg)
• Izquierda Unida (Spain)
• Communist Party of Slovakia
• Communist Party of France
• Communist Party of Belgium

See also: European United Left - Nordic Green Left

External links

• Article on founding meeting
• PDS press release (in German)