The Left ( it, La Sinistra) was a

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coalition of political parties in

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which took part in the

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. Its main members were

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and the Communist Refoundation Party.

History

The alliance is the direct heir of

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(AET), a left-wing coalition representing the

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which took part to the 2014 European election, obtaining 4.0% of the vote and electing three MEPs. After the election, they joined the

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(GUE/NGL) Group. The list main member parties,

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(SEL) and the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), elected one MEP each. In the 2018 general election, the evolution of SEL,

(SI), led by

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, joined Free and Equal (LeU) while the PRC, led by Maurizio Acerbo, ran within Power to the People (PaP). However, SI and PRC broke from their respective alliances in late 2018. Fratoianni accused his LeU former allies of being too close to the

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(PD) while PRC left the PaP alliance after losing an internal vote over its statutory form. In February 2019, Acerbo launched the proposal of a joint list composed of SI, the PRC and other minor left-wing parties to participate in the upcoming

. The name and the symbol of were chosen through an online vote in April."La sinistra" ora in cerca di donne per le europee"

Composition

The coalition was formed by the following parties:

Electoral results

European Parliament

References

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