Left Unity (European Parliament)

Left Unity
European parliamentary 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 (July 25, 1989)

Left Unity was a communist political group with seats in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994.

History

Left 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 Workers' Party of Ireland. 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]

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