Left Bloc (Portugal)

Left Bloc

Bloco de Esquerda
Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda
Abbreviation	BE
Coordinator of the Political Commission	Mariana Mortágua
Founders	Francisco Louçã; Luís Fazenda; Miguel Portas; Fernando Rosas
Founded	28 February 1999
Merger of	UDP; PSR; Politics XXI;
Headquarters	Rua da Palma, 268; 1100-394 Lisbon
Newspaper	Esquerda
Youth wing	Jovens do Bloco
Membership (2022)	c. 10,000
Ideology	Democratic socialism; Left-wing populism; Anti-capitalism; Euroscepticism;
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
European affiliation	ELA; NTP;
European Parliament group	The Left in the European Parliament
International affiliation	Fourth International
Colours	Red (official); Maroon (customary);
Assembly of the Republic	1 / 230
European Parliament	1 / 21
Regional Parliaments	1 / 104
Local government; (Mayors)	0 / 308
Local government; (Parishes)	0 / 3,066
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	bloco.org
	Politics of Portugal; Political parties; Elections;

The Left Bloc (Portuguese: Bloco de Esquerda [ˈblɔku ðɨ ɨʃˈkeɾðɐ], BE), colloquially shortened as O Bloco, is a political party in Portugal. A left-wing populist and democratic socialist party, it has been described as left-wing to far-left. It is currently led by Mariana Mortágua.