The Left (Luxembourg)
Déi steering ( German Leftists, French La Gauche ) are a socialist party in Luxembourg. The party is a member of the European Left and the European Parliament Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left and with the European Anti -Capitalist Left associated. Since the 2013 parliamentary elections the left are represented by two seats in the Luxembourg Parliament. In the European Parliament they are not represented.
History
The party was founded on 30 January 1999, adopted on 13 June 1999 at the parliamentary elections in part and managed with 4.98% of votes in the southern constituency, which consists of the cantons of Esch-sur- Alzette and chapels, once the move into the Luxembourg Parliament. In the election of the municipal council of the city of Esch -sur-Alzette achieved the leftists April 30, 2000 with 12.78 % their best election result and presented with André Hoffmann first time a deputy mayor.
After ongoing tensions with the communist wing of the party, the leftist coalition split. The Communist Party of Luxembourg came to the parliamentary elections on 13 June 2004 with its own list, but which ultimately both failed.
In the municipal elections on October 9, 2005, thus the leftists in Esch- sur -Alzette a result of 7.96 % of the votes, which was enough to move into the municipal council of the city. In all other local councils they lost their mandate, among other things because of the counter candidacy of KPL.
In an open letter the left offered in December 2007, the KPL to a common candidate for the 2009 parliamentary elections. The KPL rejected this turn, but now and was planning to open their own lists to stand for election, which caused particularly at the left for lack of understanding. In the parliamentary elections of 2009 surprised the left by they could set even without an electoral alliance with the KPL in all electoral districts. In the south, they reached 4.1% ( 1.8 %). André Hoffmann drew once again on 8 July 2009 the Parliament a. He has held a parliamentary seat already in the period from 13 July 1999 to 30 June 2000 and 9 October 1990 to 14 April 1994. On 15 November 2011, he resigned as announced and made way for his successor Serge Urbany.
In the early parliamentary elections on October 20, 2013 déi steering was able to recover in all districts. In the district center with 4.75% ( 1.2 %) and in the district south 5.73% ( 1.7 %) were each handed it elected for one seat Serge Urbany and Justin Turpel.
In the municipal elections on October 9, 2011, it was " déi steering " in the communities in which they competed, almost doubling its share of the vote. They arrived in Esch -sur-Alzette 10.89% (two seats), in Luxembourg City 6.45% ( two seats ) in Dudelange 6.85% ( one seat), in Lisse 6.63% ( one seat) and in Differdange 5.29% ( one seat).
Youth organization
The youth organization of the Luxembourg left, the "Boy Left " ( Lux Jonk steering ), was founded in July 2008.