CENTRE-LEFT

The 'centre-left' is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties or organizations (such as think tanks) whose views stretch from the centre to the left on the left-right spectrum, excluding far left stances. Centre-left can also describe a coalition of centrist and left-wing parties.

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Ideological definition of the centre-left

Examples of centre-left parties

See also

Ideological definition of the centre-left

The centre-left includes social liberals, social democrats, democratic socialists and some greens. Centre-left supporters accept market allocation of resources in a mixed economy with a significant public sector and a thriving private sector. Centre-left policies tend to favour limited state intervention in the economy in matters pertaining to the public interest. The centre-left also often favours moderate environmentalist policies and generally, though not universally, supports individual freedom on moral issues.

Examples of centre-left parties

Examples of centre-left political parties include:

★ In 'Argentina'

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★ ARI - Support for an Egalitarian Republic

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★ Justicialist Party (mixed Right and Left)

★ In 'Australia':

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★ Australian Labor Party

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★ Australian Democrats

★ In 'Austria':

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★ Social Democratic Party of Austria

★ In 'Basque Country'

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★ Basque Social Democracy (EA)

★ In 'Brazil'

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★ Workers' Party

★ In ' Canada

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★ New Democratic Party

★ In 'Chile'

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★ Socialist Party of Chile

★ In 'Croatia'

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★ Social Democratic Party of Croatia

★ In 'Czech Republic'

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★ Czech Social Democratic Party

★ In 'Denmark':

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★ Republican Party

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★ Social Democrats

★ In the 'European Parliament'

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★ Party of European Socialists

★ In 'Finland'

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★ Green League

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★ Social Democratic Party of Finland

★ In 'France'

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★ Socialist Party

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★ Democratic Movement

★ In 'Germany':

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★ Social Democratic Party of Germany

★ In 'Great Britain':

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★ Labour

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★ Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales

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★ Scottish National Party

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★ Liberal Democrats

★ In 'Greece'

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★ Democratic Social Movement

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★ Panhellenic Socialist Movement

★ In 'India'

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★ Indian National Congress

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★ Nationalist Congress Party

★ In 'Israel'

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★ Israel Labor Party

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★ Meretz-Yachad^[1]

★ In 'Italy':

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★ Democrats of the Left

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★ Democracy is Freedom – Daisy

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★ Italian Democratic Socialists

★ In 'Japan'

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★ Democratic Party of Japan

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★ Social Democratic Party

★ In 'The Netherlands':

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★ Democrats 66

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★ Dutch Labour Party

★ In 'New Zealand':

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★ New Zealand Labour Party

★ In 'Northern Ireland':

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★ Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

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★ Progressive Unionist Party

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★ Social Democratic and Labour Party

★ In 'Norway':

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★ Norwegian Labour Party

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★ Red-Green Coalition

★ In 'Mexico':

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★ Institutional Revolutionary Party

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★ Party of the Democratic Revolution

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★ Convergencia

★ In 'Pakistan':

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★ Pakistan Peoples Party

★ In 'Poland':

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★ Democratic Left Alliance

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★ Social Democracy of Poland

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★ Labour Union (Poland)

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★ The Democratic Party

★ In 'Portugal'

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★ Socialist Party

★ In 'The Republic of Ireland'

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★ Labour Party

★ In 'Russia'

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★ Fair Russia

★ In 'Slovakia

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★ Direction - Social Democracy

★ In 'Spain':

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★ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

★ In 'Sweden':

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★ Social Democrats

★ In 'Turkey':

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★ Republican People's Party

★ In the 'United States':

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★ Green Party of the United States

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★ United States Democratic Party

★ In 'Uruguay'

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★ Frente Amplio

See also

★ Centrism

★ Left-wing politics

★ Left-wing political parties

★ Far-left

★ Ultra-left

★ Left-Right politics

★ Centre-right

★ Ideology