Coalition of the left
| Coalition of the left | |
| Official abbreviation | LU, CG |
| Members |
14/518 |
| Group leaders |
 René-Emile Piquet Alekos Alavanos Joaquim Miranda 
|
| founding | July 25, 1989 |
| predecessor | Communist and Allies Group |
| resolution | July 19, 1994 |
| successor | Confederal Group of the European United Left |
| Alignment | communism |
The Coalition of the Left (KdL, English Left Unity , LU, French Coalition des gauches , CG) was a parliamentary group in the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994. It consisted of 14 members from communist parties that were considered “ loyal to Moscow ”.
Predecessor was the faction of the Communist and Allies , which after the 1989 European elections in the KdL and the euro Communist Group of the European United Left split (VEL). After the European elections in 1994 , the KdL was absorbed into the Confederal Group of the European Unitarian Left , which today operates under the name of the Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left .
Members
| country | Political party | number | MPs |
|---|---|---|---|
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France
|
Parti communiste français | 7th | René-Emile Piquet , Sylviane Ainardi , Mireille Conception Domenech , Philippe Herzog , Francis Wurtz , Sylvie Mayer , Maxime François Gremetz (until February 11, 1994), Jean Querbes (from February 12, 1994) |
|
Greece
|
Synaspismos tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou | 3 | Alekos Alavanos , Vassilis Ephremidis ( KKE from February 19, 1992), Dimitrios Dessylas ( NAR from March 8, 1990 ) |
|
Portugal
|
Partido Comunista Português | 3 | Joaquim Miranda , José Barros Moura (until December 18, 1991), Rogério Brito (December 19, 1991 to October 26, 1993), José Barata Moura (from October 27, 1993), Carlos Carvalhas (until October 21, 1990), Sérgio Ribeiro (from October 22, 1993) 1990) |
 Ireland
|
Workers' party | 1/- | Proinsias De Rossa (until December 18, 1991, move to VEL) |
 Germany
|
Democratic Socialism Party | observer | Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (from March 11, 1991) |
Board
Chairperson
- René-Emile Piquet (July 25, 1989 - June 9, 1991)
- Alekos Alavanos (June 10th, 1991 - January 15th, 1992)
- René-Emile Piquet (January 6th, 1992 - February 10th, 1993)
- Joaquim Miranda (02/11/1993 - 07/08/1994)
vice-chairman
- Vassilis Ephremidis (July 25, 1989 - July 18, 1994)
- Carlos Carvalhas (July 25, 1989 - October 21, 1990)
- Proinsias De Rossa (July 25, 1989 - December 18, 1991)
- Joaquim Miranda (January 31, 1991 - February 10, 1993)
- René-Emile Piquet (02/11/1993 - 07/18/1994)
Treasurer
- Proinsias De Rossa (July 25, 1989 - December 18, 1991)
- Vassilis Ephremidis (January 16, 1992 - July 18, 1994)