Left Unity was a

communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...

political group with seats in the

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between 1989 and 1994.

History

Left Unity was founded on 25 July 1989 with 14 members. It included MEPs from the

French Communist Party The French Communist Party (french: Parti communiste français, ''PCF'' ; ) is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. The PCF is a member of the Party of the European Left, and its MEPs sit in the European Unit ...

Communist Party of Greece The Communist Party of Greece ( el, Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, ''Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas'', KKE) is a political party in Greece. Founded in 1918 as the Socialist Labour Party of Greece and adopted its curren ...

and

Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português, , PCP) is a communist, Marxist–Leninist political party in Portugal based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself patriotic and internationalist,Portugue ...

and the Irish Workers' Party. These parties were generally hostile to

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and were influenced by Moscow. After the 1994 elections it became the "Confederal Group of the European United Left" on 19 July 1994.

Sources

Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament
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Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament

Europe Politique
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Democracy in the European Parliament
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Democracy in the European Parliament
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European Parliament MEP Archives
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European Parliament profile of René-Emile Piquet
/ref>European Parliament entry for Alekos Alavanos
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References

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