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Revision as of 12:38, 14 October 2019
The Left Lewica | |
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| Founded | August 2019 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Member organisations | Democratic Left Alliance Spring Lewica Razem |
| Sejm | 0 / 460
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| Senate | 2 / 100
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| European Parliament | 8 / 51
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| Regional assemblies | 11 / 552
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| Website | |
| https://lewica2019.pl/ | |
The Left (Polish: Lewica) is a centre-left political alliance in Poland, founded to contest the 2019 parliamentary election. The alliance consists of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Spring and Lewica Razem.[1] It is also allied with other small left wing parties like Your Movement and Polish Socialist Party.
Ideology
The electoral program of the Left includes:[2]
- investments in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency,
- rewilding, including reforestation and restoration of wetlands,
- appointment of the Commissioner for Animal Rights, prohibition of fur farming, use of animals in circuses and cage farming,
- universal national crop insurance against drought and flooding,
- cameras on police uniforms recording in continuous mode,
- moving 1/4 of ministries and government agencies outside Warsaw,
- abolishing the Institute of National Remembrance and the National Day of Remembrance of the "Cursed Soldiers",
- increasing R&D expenditure to 2% of GDP,
- sick leave pay and sickness benefit amounting to 100% of the basic salary plus bonuses and allowances,
- establishing a minimum wage at 60% of the average wage,
- minimum wage of 3500 PLN in the public sector,
- widening the competences of the National Labour Inspectorate,
- a maximum fee for a prescription drug of 5 PLN,
- increasing public healthcare expenditure to 7.2% of GDP in 2024,
- introducing health and sex education in schools,
- extinguishing the reprivatization claims,
- establishing a public enterprise to provide one million flats in the years 2021-2031,
- in vitro fertilization reimbursement,
- fully paid and compulsory leave with a minimum of 12 weeks for both parents of a newborn,
- transparency of church funding and abolishing the Church Fund,
- liberalising Poland's abortion law,
- gender quotas in the Council of Ministers,
- introducing same-sex marriage and civil partnerships.
Composition
| Name | Ideology | Position | Leader | MPs | Senators | MEPs | Sejmiks | |
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| style="width:2px;background:Template:Democratic Left Alliance/meta/color;" | | Democratic Left Alliance | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | Włodzimierz Czarzasty | 0 / 460
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0 / 100
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5 / 51
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11 / 552
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| style="width:2px;background:Template:Spring (political party)/meta/color;" | | Spring | Social democracy Progressivism |
Centre-left | Robert Biedroń | 0 / 460
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0 / 100
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3 / 51
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0 / 552
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| style="width:2px;background:Template:Razem/meta/color;" | | Lewica Razem | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
Left-wing | collective leadership | 0 / 460
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0 / 100
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0 / 51
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0 / 552
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References
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