The Left (Slovenia)

The Left
Levica
CoordinatorAsta Vrečko
FoundersLuka Mesec
Violeta Tomič
Asta Vrečko
Simon Maljevac
Founded1 March 2014 (as coalition)
24 June 2017 (2017-06-24) (as party)
Merger ofTRS and IDS
Preceded byUnited Left
HeadquartersLjubljana
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationVesna–Levica
European affiliationParty of the European Left
European Parliament groupThe Left in the European Parliament
International affiliationProgressive International
Colors  Red   Green
National Assembly
4 / 90
European Parliament
0 / 9
Mayors
1 / 212
Municipal council
23 / 2,750
Website
levica.si

The Left (Slovene: Levica) is an eco-socialist and democratic socialist political party in Slovenia. The party was established on 24 June 2017 by the merger of the Party for Sustainable Development of Slovenia (TRS) and Initiative for Democratic Socialism (IDS). The party is a successor of the left-wing electoral alliance, the United Left.