The Left (Luxembourg) Explained

Country:Luxembourg
The Left
Native Name:Déi Lénk
Native Name Lang:lb
Leader:Collective leadership
Foundation:30 January 1999
Youth Wing:Jonk Lénk
Headquarters:63, bvd de la Pétrusse, Luxembourg
Position:Left-wing to far-left
European:PEL
Europarl:GUE/NGL
Colours: Red
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:European Parliament
Seats3 Title:Local councils

The Left (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Déi Lénk in Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch pronounced as /dəɪ ˈleŋk/; French: La Gauche; German: Die Linken) is a democratic socialist[1] political party in Luxembourg.[2] On the political spectrum, it is considered a left-wing to far-left political party. The Left is associated with The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament but does not have any members. The party participates in the Party of the European Left.[3] The Left wishes to transition Luxembourg from a constitutional monarchy into a republic.[4]

The Left was founded by the New Left and the Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL) as an electoral party. It had members from both parties and independents.[5] In the 1999 Luxembourg general election, the Left won 3.3% of the votes and one seat in the parliament; André Hoffmann was elected from the southern constituency. In 2000, after anticipated elections in the city of Esch sur Alzette, Hoffmann became deputy mayor and Aloyse Bisdorff (KPL) succeeded him in parliament. In accordance with the Left's statutes, Bisdorff resigned from parliament and was succeeded by Serge Urbany in 2002. A dispute arose between a number of members of the KPL and the majority of the Left; as a result, the two parties ran separate lists in the 2004 Luxembourg general election. The Left won 1.9% of the votes and lost its parliamentary presence. In the 2009 Luxembourg general election, it increased its share of the vote to 3.3% and Hoffmann returned to parliament as the Left's sole representative; Hoffmann's personal vote of 9,067 in the south constituency was almost equal to the total number of votes gathered by the KPL, which won 10,803 votes.[6] In 2013, the party elected two members (Serge Urbany and Justin Turpel).

In 2022, member of parliament of déi Lénk made a statement concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that a peace solution to which Russia as well as Ukraine could agree should be found as fast as possible, and that this could best be achieved by Ukraine renouncing their accession to NATO.[7]

According to their electoral programme (Point 17.4) déi Lénk want the complete dissolution of NATO or at least the exit of Luxembourg from the organisation.[8]

Election results

Chamber of Deputies

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–Government
1999110,2743.3 (#6)New
200462,0711.9 (#6) 1
2009109,1843.3 (#6) 1
2013161,7594.5 (#6) 1
2018193,5945.5 (#7) 0
2023147,8393.9 (#7) 0
Constituency 2013
votes
% 2009
votes
% 2004
votes
% 1999
votes
%
51,851 5.75 35,411 3.50 20,451 1.99 27,999 2.82
5,941 3.05 3,911 2.25 2,179 1.31 2,448 1.63
8,138 2.56 5,785 2.00 3,725 1.34 3,653 1.41
95,829 5.73 64,077 4.13 36,868 2.28 76,174 4.98

European Parliament

ElectionVotes%Seats+/–
199928,130 2.8
200418,3451.7 0
200937,9293.4 0
201467,5135.8 0
201960,6484.8 0

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Notes and References

  1. News: Abrahamian . Atossa . 15 September 2017 . How a tax haven is leading the race to privatise space . The Guardian . 15 February 2022 . The next day, I went to meet Marc Baum, an MP from the democratic socialist party déi Lénk (the Left)..
  2. Web site: Quotidien. Le. [Communales] Déi Lénk: " L'original plutôt que la copie "]. 2021-10-25. fr-FR.
  3. http://www.european-left.org/about-el/member-parties EL-Parties
  4. Book: Amini, Babak . The Radical Left in Europe in the Age of Austerity . Routledge . 2016 . 978-1-138-67356-4 . P. 78 in the subchapter "The radical left in Benelux" by Erik Meijer . english.
  5. Wagener. Sascha. The Left in Luxemburg. Daiber, Birgit/Hildebrandt, Cornelia, the Left in Europe. Political Parties AndParty Alliances Between Norway and Turkey. 2009. 30–40. May 23, 2018.
  6. Web site: Éric. Netgen. Empire of the Census. Le Jeudi. 2009-06-11. 2009-06-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090615120348/http://le-jeudi.editpress.lu/Forum/1659.html. 2009-06-15.
  7. Web site: 2022-06-14 . Ukrain: Fir Déi Lénk ass e Friddensaccord den eenzegen Auswee . 2024-03-03 . 100komma7.lu . lb.
  8. Web site: Programme . 2024-05-14 . dei Lénk 2023 Walen . fr-FR.