leftist party
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leftist
adjective
uk/ˈlef.tɪst/us/ˈlef.tɪst/
supporting or relating to the ...
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party
noun
uk/ˈpɑː.ti/us/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a ...
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(Definition ofleftistandpartyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Furthermore, the governments of the 1980s and 1990s confronted continuing political protest, civic movements, and a resurgence ofleftistpartyactivity.
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According to this interpretation, people who say that they stand ' far to the left' have inferred their position from their party preference, or mean that they support aleftistparty.
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He decides to run for office in a local election running under a very smallleftistpartywhile continuing his radio crusade.
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Not a singleleftistpartyhas managed to get a candidate elected in the past 34 years.
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This procedure clearly favours small and predominantly conservative cantons, while urban agglomerations, regularly strongholds of leftist parties, are underrepresented.
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Particularly interesting here is the extent to which leftist parties have had to reframe their social and economic values.
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These referenda were obviously launched by leftist parties and trade unions (table 2).
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So it sent members into all the leftist parties.
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Especially for leftist parties, elitism is sometimes depicted as a danger.
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In the 1985 elections, leftist parties' combined share of the vote fell to 14.3 per cent.
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Unemployment insurance is also a political question: people supporting the political right are less willing to finance unemployment insurance than supporters of the leftist parties are.
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Although citizens who care about policy issues tend to be more likely to vote for leftist parties, they are not strong, consistent determinants of voting preferences for most people.
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And we would expect men to be more likely than women to vote for the leftist parties because of their higher levels of trade union membership.
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Rabbani later accused the international community for supporting the conservative parties in an opposition against the leftist parties.
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Critical attitude to other leftist parties was now emphasized.
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Their demands saw a number of bills introduced in parliament, which despite support from three leftist parties were unsuccessful.
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Although right leaning parties had held power numerous times, they had always had to share power with more centrist or leftist parties in coalition governments.
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Despite the shared name with many leftist parties across the world, it followed right-wing libertarian policies.
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Today, they also have the most seats (1/3 of the seats with support from other leftist parties).
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