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Left Bloc (Portugal)
Left-wing political party in Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the political party in Portugal. For other uses, see Left Bloc (disambiguation).
The Left Bloc (Portuguese: Bloco de Esquerda, pronounced [ˈblɔku ðɨ ɨʃˈkeɾðɐ], BE),[20] colloquially shortened as O Bloco, is a left-wing populist and democratic socialist political party in Portugal founded in 1999. It is currently led by Mariana Mortágua.[21]
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Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda | |
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Abbreviation | BE |
Leader | Collective leadership |
Coordinator of the Political Commission | Mariana Mortágua[1] |
Founders | Francisco Louçã Fernando Rosas Miguel Portas |
Founded | 28 February 1999 (1999-02-28) |
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Headquarters | Rua da Palma, 268 1100-394 Lisbon |
Newspaper | Esquerda |
Youth wing | Jovens do Bloco[2] |
Membership (2009) | 6,830[3][needs update] |
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Political position | Left-wing[15] to far-left[16] |
European affiliation | |
European Parliament group | The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL[18] |
International affiliation | Fourth International[19] |
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Assembly of the Republic | 5 / 230 |
European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
Regional Parliaments | 1 / 104 |
Local government (Mayors) | 0 / 308 |
Local government (Parishes) | 0 / 3,066 |
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