Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by TROOST Artur
The presidential candidate of the radical left party Razem (together), Adrian Zandberg, is managing to attract young people with a programme that addresses their needs, an anti-establishment message, and an effective campaign.
Polls over the last year or so have consistently confirmed that (…)
, by MAJMUREK Jakub (PL)
In a political landscape dominated by conservative voices, something remarkable is happening in Poland’s presidential campaign. Two dynamic left-wing candidates—Magdalena Biejat and Adrian Zandberg—are not just avoiding the electoral embarrassments of their predecessors, but are potentially (…)
, by Esquerda.net (PT)
Housing, tax justice, immigration and rearmament were the main themes of the debate between Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), and Mariana Mortágua, coordinator of Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc).
In a debate between Portugal’s two anticapitalist political (…)
, by Esquerda.net (PT)
After the final parliamentary plenary of the legislature, Fabian Figueiredo assessed his parliamentary group’s legislative activity, highlighting nine Bloco initiatives that will become law to improve the lives of many people.
At the end of the day of the final plenary of the legislature, the (…)
, by LISKE Markus
Germany’s Left Party (Die Linke) is still avoiding drawing the necessary conclusions from the Russian aggression against Ukraine. This is because parts of the party sympathise with the foreign policy positions of Donald Trump.
One would like to be pleased that the Left Party has unexpectedly (…)
, by GOES Thomas
Die Linke (The Left) has staged an impressive comeback. But even more is possible. It can become the strongest political force to the left of centre. The party was successful due to anti-fascist class politics, a strong grassroots campaign, pointed public work, and extremely strong teamwork - (…)
, by VANDER ELST Martin
Since Trump’s election—and especially after the U.S. cut military aid to Ukraine—a growing chorus in Europe has called for the continent to become more militarily “independent.” This idea, often associated with the legacy of Charles de Gaulle, emphasizes strategic autonomy from the U.S. and (…)
, by Collective (Germany)
Extra-parliamentary leftists are calling for a vote for the party DIE LINKE on 23 February, to ensure left-wing representation in the 630-seaat Bundestag (federal parliament). The electoral system allows each voter two votes: one for a direct candidate in their constituency and another for a (…)
, by BĚLÍČEK Jan, ŠPLÍCHAL Pavel
SOCDEM has ended one set of pre-election negotiations. More await them and could have a fundamental impact on Czechia’s oldest domestic party.
The chairwoman of SOCDEM Jana Maláčová announced on Monday the termination of negotiations with the Stačilo! (Enough!) coalition regarding pre-election (…)
, by BLAKELEY Grace
Finland’s Left Alliance is uniting a left coalition to deliver a rebuttal to right-wing austerity. Former leader Li Andersson outlines a winning playbook that combines environmental priorities with robust workers’ rights.
Li Andersson is not like most other left-wing politicians. She is young, (…)
, by FERRE Marga, GAZIBARA Štefica
What are the key challenges facing the European left today, and how can unity be built in the face of growing divisions? Marga Ferré, President of transform! europe, shares her insights on the ideological and structural dynamics shaping the left across Europe. In this interview, conducted by (…)
, by MILLS Dana
Over a century after Rosa Luxemburg was assassinated for opposing German militarism, her spirit lives on through those disrupting Israel’s war machine.
On Jan. 12, thousands joined an annual commemorative march in Berlin to honor the memory of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht — two (…)
, by LÖWY Michael
We publish Michael Löwy’s note on a Marxist-Catholic dialogue facilitated by Pope Francis. This is a significant initiative that goes far beyond the individuals who participated. In this context, we note that Löwy’s dialogue partner the Folocare movement is a sectarian movement which has spent (…)
, by BLOMQVIST Håkan
Lennart Wallster is dead. He died at the age of eighty, four days before Christmas in his hometown of Kalmar in southern Sweden. For perhaps most of the readers of the press of the Swedish section Socialist Politics, SP, he is now probably an unfamiliar name, but for the older ones he was (…)
, by VACHETTA Thomas
The Swiss parliaments did not wait for a dissolution before dividing into three blocs at both the cantonal and federal levels.
And, although the right and the far right joined forces to form a reactionary and neoliberal majority, the municipal parliament in the City of Geneva remains on the (…)
, by KELLAWAY Dave
Historically strategic and tactical discussion among revolutionaries in Britain has been dominated by how you relate to the Labour Party. Unlike in France, Italy or the Spanish state the British Communist Party, despite a boost following the Second World War, has been a much weaker political (…)
, by MARTINS Catarina
To keep the right out of power, between 2015 and 2019 the Portuguese Bloco de Esquerda (Left Block) and Communist Party (PCP) gave conditional support to the centre-left Socialist Party (PS) government that controlled a minority of votes. The “Geringonça” (contraption) was a new experience in (…)
, by UHLOVÁ Saša
The newly elected president of the Czech Social Demcrats (SOCDEM), Jana Maláčová, says she wants to create a broad left-wing coalition. Even a quick look at the political entities that came together for the last elections in the STÁČILO! (ENOUGH!) coalition shows that coalition building will be (…)
, by BRESOLINI Marco, RACKETE Carola, ZELLER Christian
Interview with European MP Carola Rackete, taken from the German-language site emanzipation.org. We apologise for any translation issues.
“Being left-wing means being on the side of the oppressed, whether in Palestine, Kurdistan or Ukraine: That is why the EU must continue to supply weapons to (…)
A newspaper acting as the mouthpiece of Russian imperialism launched a vicious campaign against Carola Rackete yesterday, which as a leftist member of the EU parliament agreed to a resolution supporting the Ukrainian resistance.
This resolution calls for : 1. Supply of enough ammunition to (…)
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