The Left
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The Left is a political group in the European Parliament that unites left-wing, socialist, and progressive parties from across the European Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Left canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7324282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Left Context triple: [The Left in the European Parliament, shortName, The Left]
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A.
Democratic Left
Democratic Left was an Irish political party that emerged in the 1990s as a democratic socialist and social-democratic force, later merging with the Labour Party.
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B.
Democratic Left
Democratic Left was a British left-wing political organization that emerged from the dissolution of the Communist Party of Great Britain and sought to promote democratic socialist and green politics.
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C.
GreenLeft
GreenLeft is a Dutch left-wing political party known for its progressive, environmentalist, and social justice-oriented platform.
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D.
American left
The American left is a broad political tradition in the United States encompassing socialist, progressive, and other radical movements advocating economic equality, social justice, and expanded democratic rights.
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E.
New Left
The New Left was a broad 1960s–1970s political movement, especially among students and intellectuals in the United States and Western Europe, that emphasized civil rights, participatory democracy, and opposition to the Vietnam War and traditional establishment politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Left Target entity description: The Left is a political group in the European Parliament that unites left-wing, socialist, and progressive parties from across the European Union.
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A.
Democratic Left
Democratic Left was an Irish political party that emerged in the 1990s as a democratic socialist and social-democratic force, later merging with the Labour Party.
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B.
Democratic Left
Democratic Left was a British left-wing political organization that emerged from the dissolution of the Communist Party of Great Britain and sought to promote democratic socialist and green politics.
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C.
GreenLeft
GreenLeft is a Dutch left-wing political party known for its progressive, environmentalist, and social justice-oriented platform.
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D.
American left
The American left is a broad political tradition in the United States encompassing socialist, progressive, and other radical movements advocating economic equality, social justice, and expanded democratic rights.
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E.
New Left
The New Left was a broad 1960s–1970s political movement, especially among students and intellectuals in the United States and Western Europe, that emphasized civil rights, participatory democracy, and opposition to the Vietnam War and traditional establishment politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Parliament political group
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parliamentary group ⓘ |
| composedOf |
independent Members of the European Parliament
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national political parties ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
climate justice
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economic equality ⓘ gender equality ⓘ minority rights ⓘ social equality ⓘ |
| goal |
defend civil liberties and human rights
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promote environmental sustainability ⓘ promote social justice in the European Union ⓘ promote workers’ rights in the European Union ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | The Left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| hasMembers | Members of the European Parliament ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryGroupType | cross-national ⓘ |
| hasScope | supranational ⓘ |
| ideology |
alter-globalization
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anti-capitalism ⓘ democratic socialism ⓘ eco-socialism ⓘ feminism ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
European Parliament in Brussels
NERFINISHED
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European Parliament in Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn | European Union politics ⓘ |
| opposesPolicy |
austerity measures
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neoliberal economic policies ⓘ privatization of public services ⓘ |
| partOf | European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
left-wing
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progressive ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| position |
far-left
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left-wing ⓘ |
| predecessor | European United Left–Nordic Green Left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
left-wing parties in the European Union
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progressive parties in the European Union ⓘ socialist parties in the European Union ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
public services
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redistributive taxation ⓘ welfare state expansion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Left Description of subject: The Left is a political group in the European Parliament that unites left-wing, socialist, and progressive parties from across the European Union.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.