- Left Unity
Infobox European Parliament group
name = Left Unity
title = Left Unity
imagecaption = LU logo
from=25 July 1989
to=19 July 1994
precededby =Communist and Allies Group
succeededby =Confederal Group of the European United Left
englishabbr = LU
frenchabbr = CG
formalname = Left Unity
ideology =Communism
chairs =René-Emile Piquet ,Alekos Alavanos ,Joaquim Miranda
meps = 14 (July 25, 1989)|Left Unity was a Communist political group with seats in theEuropean Parliament between1989 and1994 .History
Left Unity was founded on
25 July 1989 with 14 members. It included MEPs from the Communist parties of France, Greece and Portugal. After the 1994 elections it became the "Confederal Group of the European United Left" on19 July 1994 .ources
* [http://www.ena.lu?doc=4327&lang=2 Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament] [http://www.ena.lu?doc=4327&lang=2 Development of Political Groups in the European Parliament] ]
* [http://www.europe-politique.eu Europe Politique] [http://www.europe-politique.eu/gauche-unitaire-europeenne.htm EUL/NGL on Europe Politique] ]
* [http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/groland/pubs/HNR-Democracy_in_the_EP-11July05.pdf Democracy in the European Parliament] [http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/groland/pubs/HNR-Democracy_in_the_EP-11July05.pdf Democracy in the European Parliament] ]
* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive.do?language=EN European Parliament MEP Archives] [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term3/view.do?language=EN&id=1157 European Parliament profile of René-Emile Piquet] ] [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term3/view.do?language=EN&id=1356 European Parliament entry for Joaquim Miranda] ] [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term3/view.do?language=EN&id=1461 European Parliament entry for Alekos Alavanos] ]References
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