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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.

Contents

1 Ideological definition of the centre-left
2 Examples of centre-left parties
3 See also
4 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 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 Israel
- Israel Labor Party
- Meretz-Yachad^[1]
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 Republic of Ireland
- Labour Party
- Green 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
- Natural Law Party
In Ukraine
- Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
In Uruguay
- Frente Amplio

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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