Parlamentarische Linke
Parliamentary Left Parlamentarische Linke | |
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| Spokesperson | Matthias Miersch |
| Deputy speaker | Sönke Rix |
| Treasurer | Bärbel Bas |
| Founded | 1972 (Leverkusener Kreis) 1980 (Parliamentary Left) |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Seats in the SPD Bundestag group | 95 / 206
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| Seats in the Bundestag | 95 / 736
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| Ministers | 2 / 17
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| Parliamentary State Secretaries | 5 / 37
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| Website | |
| parlamentarische-linke.de | |
The Parlamentarische Linke (English: Parliamentary Left, abbreviated PL) is a platform within the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)'s Bundestag group. As of 2022, 96 of the group's 206 members belong to the Parliamentary Left, making it the largest of the three extant platforms in the SPD group, alongside the Seeheimer Kreis and Berlin Network. The Parliamentary Left represents social democratic positions within the party.
The platform has three speakers: Matthias Miersch, Sönke Rix and Wiebke Esdar. Elisabeth Kaiser is the platform treasurer. Other prominent members include SPD group chairman Rolf Mützenich and party co-leader Saskia Esken.