Centre-left

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The centre-left (or center-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.

Ideological definition of the centre-left

The centre-left includes social liberals, social democrats, democratic socialists, progressives, 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
• ARI - Support for an Egalitarian Republic
• Justicialist Party
• In Australia:
• Australian Labor Party
• Australian Democrats
• In Austria:
• Social Democratic Party of Austria
• The Greens – The Green Alternative
• In the Basque Country
• Basque Social Democracy (EA)
• In Brazil
• Workers' Party
• In Canada (federal parties)
• New Democratic Party
• Green Party of Canada
• Liberal Party of Canada
• In Chile
• Socialist Party of Chile
• In Croatia
• Social Democratic Party of Croatia
• Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
• In Czech Republic
• Czech Social Democratic Party
• In Denmark:
• Republican Party (Faroe Islands)
• Social Democrats
• Danish Social Liberal Party
• In the European Parliament
• Party of European Socialists
• In Finland
• Green League
• Social Democratic Party of Finland
• In France
• Socialist Party
• In Germany:
• Social Democratic Party of Germany
• Green Party of Germany
• In Greece
• Democratic Social Movement
• Panhellenic Socialist Movement
• In India
• Indian National Congress
• Nationalist Congress Party
• In Ireland
• Labour Party
• Green Party
• In Israel
• Israel Labor Party
• Meretz-Yachad
• In Italy:
• Democratic Party
• Socialist Party
• In Japan
• Democratic Party of Japan
• Social Democratic Party
• In Republic of Korea
• United Democratic Party
• In The Netherlands:
• Dutch Labour Party
• In New Zealand:
• New Zealand Labour Party
• In Northern Ireland:
• Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Social Democratic and Labour Party
• In Norway:
• Norwegian Labour Party
• Red-Green Coalition
• In Mexico:
• Institutional Revolutionary Party
• Party of the Democratic Revolution
• Convergencia
• In Pakistan:
• Pakistan Peoples Party
• Awami National Party
• In Poland:
• Democratic Left Alliance
• Social Democracy of Poland
• Labour Union (Poland)
• The Democratic Party
• In Portugal
• Socialist Party
• In Russia
• Fair Russia
• In '''Slovakia
• Direction - Social Democracy
• In Spain:
• Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
• In Sweden:
• Social Democrats
• In Turkey:
• Democratic Left Party
• Republican People's Party
• Social Democratic People's Party
• In the United Kingdom:
• Labour
• Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales
• Scottish National Party
• Liberal Democrats
• In the United States:
• Green Party of the United States
• United States Democratic Party
• In Ukraine
• Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
• In Uruguay
• Frente Amplio

See also

• Centrism
• Left-wing politics
• Left-wing political parties
• Far-left
• Ultra-left
• Left-Right politics
• Centre-right
• Ideology

References

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