Another Left

Another Left (Une Autre Gauche) was an electoral initiative in Wallonia, Belgium. It was founded in 2006 as a result of proposed cooperation between the Revolutionary Communist League^[1] and other left groups.

Its Flemish counterpart is the Committee for Another Policy, with whom it participated in the 2007 federal elections. It is an observer member of the European Left.

References

↑ Belgium - Left electoral alliance projects new left party

Party of the European Left

European Parliament group: European United Left - Nordic Green Left

Parties

Member parties	KPÖ PC ПКБ/PKB BL/БЛ SDS Ø EÜV SKP Vas. PCF PG GU Die Linke Syriza/ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Munkáspárt 2006 PRC Déi Lénk/La Gauche/Die Linke B.E. PCRM PAS RCS ZL IU PCE EUiA PdA/PST-POP/PC/PSL ÖDP

Observer parties	AKEL/ΑΚΕΛ KSČM PdCI YKP BKP KSS

Former members	KP SYN/ΣΥΝ Munkáspárt

Party Presidents

European Parliament
Group Presidents

Heads of government
at the Council of the European Union

Alexis Tsipras (Greece)
see European Council

Other Prominent Figures

See Also

Eurofoundation: Transform Europe

Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (33) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (18) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (14) Socialist Party Different (sp.a) (13) Green (Groen) (6) Flemish Interest (VB) (3)

Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD) NEE Red! ROSSEM Union of Francophones (UF)*

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (23) Reformist Movement (MR) (20) Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) (9) Ecolo (6) DéFI (formerly FDF) (2) People's Party (PP) (1)

Minor	Communist Party Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW)

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (2)

Minor	Belgian Union (BUB) Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Vivant

German-speaking

Former notable

Catholic Party → Christian Social Party (CVP/PSC) (1869–1968)
Labour Party (BWP/POB) → Socialist Party (SP/PS) (1885–1978)
Liberal Party → Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV/PLP) (1846–1992)

Communist Party (1921/1989–2009)
Flemish National Union (VNV) (1933–1944)
Front Party (1919–1933)
National Front (1985–2012)
People's Union (1954–2001)

Rexist Party (1930–1945)

Social Liberal Party (SLP/Spirit) (2001–2009)

The numbers are seats in the Chamber of Representatives (150) — * Technically French-speaking but competes in Flemish elections

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