Centre-left
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The term centre-left has two distinct meanings in politics:
- Centre-left can be used to describe and denote political parties or organisations that stretch from the centre to the left or are moderately left-wing, as opposed to 'extreme' left wing beliefs such as communism. The centre-left roughly comprises European social democrats, democratic socialists, social-liberals and greens. Centre-left supporters moderately 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. Also, the centre-left often favours moderate environmentalist policies.
[edit] Examples of centre-left parties
- Examples of centre-left political parties include:
- In Australia:
- In Austria:
- In Canada
- Liberal Party of Canada
- New Democratic Party (although can be more accurately categorized as purely left-wing)
- Bloc Quebecois
- In Denmark:
- In Finland
- In Germany:
- In Greece
- In India
- In Israel
- Israel Labor Party
- Kadima (many unsure whether its centrist or centre-left)
- In Italy:
- In Japan
- In The Netherlands:
- In New Zealand:
- In Norway:
- In Poland:
- In Portugal
- In The Republic of Ireland
- In Russia
- In Spain:
- In Sweden:
- In Turkey:
- In the United Kingdom:
- In the United States:
- In Uruguay
