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The Left (Luxembourg)

Left-wing political party in Luxembourg

Summary

Left-wing political party in Luxembourg

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nameThe Left
native_nameDéi Lénk
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logoLogo Déi Lénk.svgclass=skin-invert
logo_size225
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leaderCollective leadership
foundation30 January 1999
youth_wingJonk Lénk
headquarters63, bvd de la Pétrusse, Luxembourg City
ideology{{ublclass=nowrap
positionLeft-wing
europeanParty of the European Left
europarlThe Left in the European Parliament (associate)
coloursRed
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|Democratic socialism |Republicanism The Left ( ; ; ) is a democratic socialist political party in Luxembourg. On the political spectrum, it is considered a left-wing to radical left political party. The Left is associated with The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament but does not have any members. The party participates in the Party of the European Left. The Left wishes to transition Luxembourg from a constitutional monarchy into a republic.

The Left was founded by the New Left and the Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) as an electoral party. It had members from both parties and independents. In the 1999 Luxembourg general election, the Left won 3.3% of the votes and one seat in the parliament; André Hoffmann was elected from the southern constituency. In 2000, after anticipated elections in the city of Esch sur Alzette, Hoffmann became deputy mayor and Aloyse Bisdorff (KPL) succeeded him in parliament. In accordance with the Left's statutes, Bisdorff resigned from parliament and was succeeded by Serge Urbany in 2002. A dispute arose between a number of members of the KPL and the majority of the Left; as a result, the two parties ran separate lists in the 2004 Luxembourg general election. The Left won 1.9% of the votes and lost its parliamentary presence. In the 2009 Luxembourg general election, it increased its share of the vote to 3.3% and Hoffmann returned to parliament as the Left's sole representative; Hoffmann's personal vote of 9,067 in the south constituency was almost equal to the total number of votes gathered by the KPL, which won 10,803 votes. In 2013, the party elected two members (Serge Urbany and Justin Turpel).

Ideology

In 2022, member of parliament Nathalie Oberweis of déi Lénk made a statement concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that a peace solution to which Russia as well as Ukraine could agree should be found as fast as possible, and that this could best be achieved by Ukraine renouncing their accession to NATO.

In their 2023 electoral programme (Point 17.4), déi Lénk advocated for the dissolution of NATO or at least the exit of Luxembourg from the organisation.

Election results

Chamber of Deputies

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–Government199920042009201320182023
110,2743.3 (#6)New
62,0711.9 (#6)1
109,1843.3 (#6)1
161,7594.5 (#6)1
193,5945.5 (#7)0
147,8393.9 (#7)0
Constituency2013
votes%2009
votes%2004
votes%1999
votes%
Centre
East
North
South

European Parliament

ElectionList leaderVotes%Seats+/–EP Group199920042009201420192024
Aloyse Bisdorff28,1302.77 (#6)New–
André Hoffmann18,3451.68 (#6)0
37,9293.37 (#6)0
67,5135.76 (#6)0
David Wagner60,6484.83 (#7)0
Ana Correia da Veiga43,7013.15 (#7)0

References

Bibliography

  • Wehenkel, Henri, Communisme et postcommunisme au Luxembourg, in: Communisme 2014, 1989–2014 – L'éternel retour des communistes, p. 165–172
  • Wehenkel, Henri/Redondo, Jean-Laurent/Hoffmann, André/Urbany, Serge, Table ronde: PCL et/ou nouvelle gauche: renouvellement et/ou scission, in: Cahiers Marxistes, No. 201, April–May 1996, p. 121–144

References

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  8. (18 June 2018). "DP loses one seat, ADR wins one". RTL Today.
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  10. (2019). "Brexit and Democracy: The Role of Parliaments in the UK and the European Union". Springer.
  11. "[Communales] Déi Lénk : " l'Original plutôt que la copie "".
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  13. "Déi Lénk, seul contre tous".
  14. "Déi Lénk, de l'émancipation à la visibilité".
  15. (2017). "déi Lénk".
  16. Klein {{!}}, Von Raymond. (2018-06-21). "Élections : Départ à gauche".
  17. Klein {{!}}, Von Raymond. (2019-08-05). "Carole Thoma (Déi Lénk): Was ist radikal, was realistisch?".
  18. (2024-01-08). "Discover our member parties, observers and partners".
  19. Amini, Babak. (2016). "The Radical Left in Europe in the Age of Austerity". Routledge.
  20. (2009). "The Left in Luxemburg". Daiber, Birgit/Hildebrandt, Cornelia, the Left in Europe. Political Parties AndParty Alliances Between Norway and Turkey.
  21. Netgen, Éric. (2009-06-11). "Empire of the Census". Le Jeudi.
  22. (2022-06-14). "Ukrain: Fir Déi Lénk ass e Friddensaccord den eenzegen Auswee".
  23. "Programme".
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