Democratic Left (Ireland)
Democratic Left Daonlathas Clé | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Proinsias De Rossa |
| Founded | March 1992 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| Split from | Workers' Party |
| Merged into | Labour Party |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Social democracy |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European Parliament group | European United Left |
Democratic Left (Irish: Daonlathas Clé) was a left-wing political party in Ireland between 1992 and 1999. It came into being after a split in the Workers' Party, and after seven years in existence it was incorporated into the Labour Party in 1999. Democratic Left served in a three-party coalition government with Fine Gael and the Labour Party, termed the Rainbow Coalition, from December 1994 to June 1997.