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Parliamentary Left Parlamentarische Linke | |
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| Spokesperson | Matthias Miersch |
| Deputy speaker | Sönke Rix |
| Treasurer | Bärbel Bas |
| Founded | 1972 (Leverkusener Kreis) 1980 (Parliamentary Left) |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Seats in the SPD Bundestag group | 95 / 206
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| Seats in the Bundestag | 95 / 736
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| Ministers | 2 / 17
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| Parliamentary State Secretaries | 5 / 37
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| Website | |
| parlamentarische-linke.de | |
The Parlamentarische Linke (English: Parliamentary Left, abbreviated PL) is a platform within the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)'s Bundestag group.[2] As of 2022, 96 of the group's 206 members belong to the Parliamentary Left,[3] making it the largest of the three extant platforms in the SPD group, alongside the Seeheimer Kreis and Berlin Network. The Parliamentary Left represents social democratic positions within the party.[1]
The platform has three speakers: Matthias Miersch, Sönke Rix and Wiebke Esdar. Elisabeth Kaiser is the platform treasurer.[1] Other prominent members include SPD group chairman Rolf Mützenich and party co-leader Saskia Esken.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Parlamentarische Linke. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Parlamentarische Linke in der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion". Parlamentarische Linke (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Our Members". Parlamentarische Linke. Retrieved 2022-01-17.