Left Unity was a communist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994.
Left Unity | |
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European Parliament group | |
Name | Left Unity |
English abbr. | LU[1] |
French abbr. | CG[2][3] |
Formal name | Left Unity[3][4] |
Ideology | Communism |
From | 25 July 1989[2] |
To | 19 July 1994[2] |
Preceded by | Communist and Allies Group |
Succeeded by | Confederal Group of the European United Left |
Chaired by | René-Emile Piquet,[4] Alekos Alavanos,[5] Joaquim Miranda[6] |
MEP(s) | 14 (25 July 1989) |
History
editLeft Unity was founded on 25 July 1989[2] with 14[3] members. It included MEPs from the French Communist Party, Communist Party of Greece and Portuguese Communist Party and the Irish Workers' Party. These parties were generally hostile to Eurocommunism and were influenced by Moscow. After the 1994 elections it became the "Confederal Group of the European United Left"[2] on 19 July 1994.[2]
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Democracy in the European Parliament
- ^ a b c d e f g EUL/NGL on Europe Politique
- ^ a b c d Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c European Parliament profile of René-Emile Piquet
- ^ a b European Parliament entry for Alekos Alavanos
- ^ a b European Parliament entry for Joaquim Miranda
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