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Speech at EL Congress
Give the struggles of our times
Jussi Saramo | 07 Feb 20
When I joined the Left Alliance 20 years ago 13% of the Finnish people said that they could vote for the Left and almost all of them actually did it since in the elections we had 11 or even 12% of votes. Most of those voters were very old so it looked inevitable that the party would shrink and...
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Vladimir Putin’s January Constitutional Coup
Βερόνικα Σούσοβα-Σαλμινεν | 06 Feb 20
The constitutional reform that Vladimir Putin presented on 15th January 2020 was a surprise, especially for those who are not following Russia’s domestic political developments. The possibility of a significant transfer of powers from the president to the Duma (parliament) has been discussed repeatedly over the course of the past year.
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Thuringia
A Breach in Germany’s Political Levee
Paul Welsow | 06 Feb 20
The election of Thomas Kemmerich (FDP) as the new Minister President of Thuringia on 5 February 2020 represents a political breach of historic dimensions. For the first time, a Minister President will come to power with the votes of the nationalist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).
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European Left Congress
03 Feb 20
The Party of the European Left (PEL) held its sixth congress in the Spanish town of Benalmádena, near Málaga. The event took place between 13 and 15 December 2019 and brought together over 400 delegates representing 25 political parties from more than twenty European countries. Izquierda Unida and the Spanish Communist Party hosted the conference.
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The Strikes in France
Paul Elek | 03 Feb 20
Since the 5th of December 2019, France is witnessing its biggest strike since either 1995 or as some mention May 68, though the number of participants is of course way less important than in that mythical year.
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Is there an new chance for the Austrian Left?
The Fine Old and the Poor New
Βάλτερ Μπάγερ | 03 Feb 20
(Not only) The Left justly criticizes that by signing the government agreement the Greens have facilitated a continuation of the conservative and right-wing extremist strategy regarding refugee and migration policies. This criticism will become louder and possibly also lead to the break-up of the coalition.
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Speech at EL Congress
Unity of the Party, unity of the struggles
Paolo Ferrero | 24 Jan 20
Dear comrades, We did succeed in having a congress of unity, with a shared political document and - as it seems - a common proposal upon the leadership. This is a very positive result. Now we need to decide how we could use such a document. First of all, the European Left Party must work towards...
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Background article
Stop The Reform Of European Stability Mechanism
Paola Boffo | 23 Jan 20
In Italy, a discussion developed, first in the media and then in the parliamentary halls, about the proposed reform of the European Stability Mechanism treaty, which should be approved by Eurozone leaders at the Euro summit on December 13th. The leader of the Northern League sovereign party, Matteo...
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GUE/NGL
Ένα πράσινο και κοινωνικό «New Deal» για την Ευρώπη
Melina Kerou | 20 Jan 20
Η Μελίνα Κέρου γράφει για το πολιτικό πρόγραμμα που κατέθεσε στο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο η αριστερή πτέρυγα της ευρωομάδας GUE/NGL, με τον τίτλο: «Ένα Πράσινο και Κοινωνικό New Deal για την Ευρώπη».
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Finland
New Government, Same Programme
Jukka Pietiläinen | 15 Jan 20
The leftleaning social democrat Sanna Marin is the new Finnish prime minister after a rochade within Social Democratic Party.
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13th Annual Nicos Poulantzas Memorial Lecture
Klaus Dörre: "A Right-Wing Labour Movement? Causes of an Imaginary Revolt"
Danai Koltsida | 15 Jan 20
The 13th Annual Nicos Poulantzas Memorial Lecture, titled “A Right-Wing Labour Movement? Causes of an imaginary revolt”, was delivered on December 9th 2019 in Athens by the Professor of Sociology at the University of Iena, Klaus Dörre, and was attended by a large audience of leftists as well as progressive academics, students etc.
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