The Left (Germany)
(Reguidit frae Die Linke)
The Left (German: Die Linke), an aa commonly referred tae as the Left Pairty (German: Linkspartei), is a democratic socialist[8] an left-weeng populist[2] poleetical pairty in Germany. The pairty wis foondit in 2007 as the merger o the Pairty o Democratic Socialism (PDS) an the Electoral Alternative for Labour an Social Juistice (WASG).[9]
The Left Die Linke | |
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| Chairperson | Katja Kipping Bernd Riexinger |
| Foondit | 16 Juin 2007 |
| Merger o | PDS WASG Linksruck |
| Heidquarters | Karl-Liebknecht-Haus Kl. Alexanderstraße 28 D-10178 Berlin |
| Newspaper | Neues Deutschland |
| Think tank | Rosa Luxemburg Foundation |
| Student weeng | Die Linke.SDS |
| Youth weeng | Left Youth Solit |
| Membership (December 2015) |  58,989[1] |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Left-weeng populism[2] Anti-caipitalism[3][4] Antimilitarism[3][5] |
| Poleetical poseetion | Left-weeng |
| European affiliation | Pairty o the European Left |
| European Pairlament group | European Unitit Left–Nordic Green Left |
| Colours | Purpie (customary for election coverage)[6][7] Reid (offeecial) |
| Bundestag | 69 / 709 |
| State Pairlaments | 159 / 1,855 |
| European Pairlament | 7 / 96 |
| Prime Meenisters o States | 1 / 16 |
| Website | |
| www | |
References
eedit- ↑ DIE LINKE: Mitgliederzahlen Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ a b Michael Keating; David McCrone, eds. (2013). The Crisis of Social Democracy in Europe. Edinburgh University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0748665822.
- ↑ a b Die Programmatik der LINKEN
- ↑ Die Linke party wins German votes by standing out from crowd. The Guardian. Author - Kate Connolly. Published 17 September 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ Antimilitarism: Political and Gender Dynamics of Peace Movements. p.130. Author - Cynthia Cockburn. Published by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN in 2012. Retrieved via Google books on 14 February 2017.
- ↑ Bundestagswahl 2013
- ↑ "Bundestagwahl 2013". Archived frae the original on 27 Mairch 2017. Retrieved 16 Mairch 2017.
- ↑ Michelle Cini; Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, eds. (2013). "Glossary". European Union Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-19-969475-4.
- ↑ Andranik Tangian (2013). Mathematical Theory of Democracy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 321. ISBN 978-3-642-38724-1.