Group
The Left
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
- Seats
- 44 of 718 current members
- Cohesion, final votes
- 0.77ⓘ over 618 of 620 final votes (enough members voting)
- Cohesion, all roll calls
- 0.87ⓘ over 5 925 of 5 928 roll calls (enough members voting)
- On the winning side
- 295 of 619ⓘ final votes decided by a simple majority where its clear line matched the outcome — of 620 final votes, 1 failed for want of an absolute majority and is not counted
More facts (6)
- Official name
- The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
- Code
- The Left
- Alignment
- Left · democratic socialism, communism
- Founded
- 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021)
- Closest line
- Greens — 74 % of 491 votes where both had a clear lineⓘ
- Pivotal
- on 2 of 619 final votes decided by a simple majorityⓘ taking its members’ votes away would have flipped the outcome
Cohesion over time
Agreement Index of the group on final roll-call votes, per quarter (1 = all voted the same way). Members counted in their group on the day; a vote counts for the group when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted, and a gap is a quarter with fewer than 20 votes counted. The other groups are the faint lines.
Data as a table
| Period | The Left | Greens | S&D | Renew | EPP | ECR | Patriots | ESN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —8 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8157 votes | 0.9457 votes | 0.9657 votes | 0.8357 votes | 0.8657 votes | 0.7457 votes | 0.7457 votes | 0.8757 votes |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7130 votes | 0.9330 votes | 0.9730 votes | 0.9130 votes | 0.9230 votes | 0.7330 votes | 0.7630 votes | 0.8130 votes |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7884 votes | 0.9384 votes | 0.9484 votes | 0.9584 votes | 0.9384 votes | 0.7184 votes | 0.7184 votes | 0.8784 votes |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7658 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.9358 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.8258 votes | 0.7258 votes | 0.8558 votes |
| Q4 2025 | 0.84121 votes | 0.95121 votes | 0.94121 votes | 0.86121 votes | 0.88121 votes | 0.78121 votes | 0.73121 votes | 0.87121 votes |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7588 votes | 0.8989 votes | 0.9489 votes | 0.8689 votes | 0.9189 votes | 0.7589 votes | 0.7189 votes | 0.8689 votes |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7599 votes | 0.9299 votes | 0.9599 votes | 0.92100 votes | 0.94100 votes | 0.76100 votes | 0.7299 votes | 0.8299 votes |
| Q3 2026 | 0.7572 votes | 0.9172 votes | 0.9372 votes | 0.8672 votes | 0.8972 votes | 0.7572 votes | 0.6772 votes | 0.8772 votes |
| Whole period | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.85 |
| Votes considered | 618 | 619 | 619 | 619 | 620 | 620 | 619 | 619 |
620 of 794 decisions of the term had a final vote recorded by name; those are the votes counted. A gap: fewer than 20 votes counted in the quarter (method). Cohesion of every group.
Cohesion by committee and topic
The group’s Agreement Index over the term’s roll calls, by the dossier’s lead committee and by topic. Topics are model-assigned (AI tagging, not hand-checked).
By lead committee (25)
| Lead committee | Votes | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign AffairsAFET | 639 | 0.83 |
| BudgetsBUDG | 375 | 0.90 |
| Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI | 337 | 0.94 |
| Budgetary ControlCONT | 323 | 0.92 |
| Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE | 323 | 0.92 |
| Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM | 287 | 0.97 |
| Economic and Monetary AffairsECON | 249 | 0.86 |
| International TradeINTA | 203 | 0.86 |
| Legal AffairsJURI | 195 | 0.97 |
| Employment and Social AffairsEMPL | 193 | 0.97 |
| Industry, Research and EnergyITRE | 175 | 0.85 |
| Housing Crisis (special committee)HOUS | 154 | 0.91 |
| Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO | 122 | 0.91 |
| Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI | 87 | 0.87 |
| European Democracy Shield (special committee)EUDS | 85 | 0.85 |
| Constitutional AffairsAFCO | 70 | 0.66 |
| FisheriesPECH | 65 | 0.91 |
| PetitionsPETI | 61 | 0.90 |
| Security and DefenceSEDE | 49 | 0.77 |
| DevelopmentDEVE | 44 | 0.98 |
| Culture and EducationCULT | 28 | 0.87 |
| Public HealthSANT | 23 | 0.88 |
| Regional DevelopmentREGI | 11 | — |
| Transport and TourismTRAN | 8 | — |
| LEGILEGI | 2 | — |
By topic (model-assigned) (15)
| Topic | Votes | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign affairs | 2 136 | 0.82 |
| Economy & single market | 1 257 | 0.89 |
| EU budget & funds | 1 092 | 0.89 |
| Defence & security | 703 | 0.73 |
| Justice, rule of law & rights | 610 | 0.91 |
| Jobs, social affairs & equality | 606 | 0.96 |
| Climate & environment | 519 | 0.94 |
| Agriculture, food & fisheries | 364 | 0.92 |
| Digital, AI & data | 297 | 0.86 |
| EU institutions & Parliament | 292 | 0.85 |
| Trade & customs | 269 | 0.88 |
| Health | 260 | 0.91 |
| Migration & asylum | 122 | 0.91 |
| Energy | 92 | 0.86 |
| Transport & tourism | 84 | 0.91 |
Agreement with other groups
How often the group took the same line as each other group on the term’s final votes, groups at the date of each vote.
| Group | Same line | Votes compared |
|---|---|---|
| Greens | 74 % | 491 |
| S&D | 66 % | 502 |
| Renew | 59 % | 459 |
| EPP | 53 % | 468 |
| Patriots | 50 % | 400 |
| ECR | 49 % | 423 |
| ESN | 36 % | 490 |
Agreement between every pair of groups, winning sides and pivotal groups
Members, 47
Members whose group is The Left now (former members: on their last day in office), with their record. Switchers are marked ⇄ and counted in the group of each vote’s date.
National delegations
The group’s current members by country and national party.
| Country | Members | National parties |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 10 | M5S 8 · AVS 1 · SI 1 |
| France | 9 | LFI 9 |
| Spain | 4 | PODEMOS 2 · EH BILDU 1 · SMR 1 |
| Germany | 3 | DIE LINKE. 3 |
| Finland | 3 | VAS 3 |
| Greece | 3 | SYRIZA 2 · No party 1 |
| Ireland | 3 | SF 2 · Ind. 1 |
| Belgium | 2 | PVDA-PTB 1 · No party 1 |
| Portugal | 2 | BE 1 · PCP 1 |
| Sweden | 2 | V 2 |
| Cyprus | 1 | AKEL-ARISTERA-ND 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | Enhedslisten 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | PvdD 1 |
Line on the final votes, 207
The group’s line on every final roll-call vote of the term, newest first, with its members counted in the group they sat in on the day.
| Date | Vote | Majority line | In the group | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 39 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 360 for, 298 against, 8 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 38 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 402 for, 250 against, 8 abstained |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text Joint text | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 36 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 419 for, 185 against, 53 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 26 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 426 for, 182 against, 39 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 7 for, 19 against, 10 abstained | Adopted 590 for, 28 against, 32 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 33 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 457 for, 148 against, 33 abstained |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 7 for, 29 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 556 for, 74 against, 7 abstained |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 39 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 515 for, 93 against, 33 abstained |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Agreement on Digital Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: For | In the group: 38 for, 1 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 136 for, 432 against, 71 abstained |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 40 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 382 for, 249 against, 13 abstained |
| 23 Oct 2025 | InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: For | In the group: 34 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 124 for, 401 against, 41 abstained |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 32 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 441 for, 108 against, 11 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 28 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 310 for, 277 against, 53 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2025 | General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 35 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 384 for, 202 against, 58 abstained |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 37 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 327 for, 256 against, 58 abstained |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Monitoring framework for resilient European forests Proposal to reject the text | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 37 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 370 for, 264 against, 9 abstained |
| 9 Oct 2025 | United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 4 for, 30 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 469 for, 97 against, 38 abstained |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Motion of censure on the Commission Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: For | In the group: 39 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 133 for, 383 against, 78 abstained |
| 8 Oct 2025 | EU political strategy on Latin America Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 29 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 354 for, 195 against, 77 abstained |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States Final vote | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 8 for, 16 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 412 for, 129 against, 98 abstained |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 35 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 594 for, 38 against, 2 abstained |
| 8 Oct 2025 | EC-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement – Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement for 2025-2029 Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 34 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 520 for, 97 against, 12 abstained |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amending certain CAP regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 32 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 492 for, 111 against, 39 abstained |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 29 against, 9 abstained | Adopted 518 for, 96 against, 24 abstained |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 29 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 355 for, 173 against, 15 abstained |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 27 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 459 for, 65 against, 90 abstained |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 14 for, 19 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 393 for, 145 against, 123 abstained |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 10 for, 21 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstained |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Investments and reforms for European competitiveness and the creation of a Capital Markets Union Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 25 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 407 for, 161 against, 97 abstained |
| 10 Sept 2025 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 35 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 528 for, 89 against, 48 abstained |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 36 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 440 for, 168 against, 52 abstained |
| 10 Sept 2025 | European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 35 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 453 for, 149 against, 59 abstained |
| 9 Sept 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Ukraine Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 6 for, 19 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 418 for, 135 against, 41 abstained |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Public procurement Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 5 for, 30 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 432 for, 95 against, 124 abstained |
| 9 Sept 2025 | EU-Kyrgyz Republic Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 29 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 473 for, 114 against, 58 abstained |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles Final vote | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 1 for, 23 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 431 for, 145 against, 76 abstained |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 31 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 523 for, 75 against, 14 abstained |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 11 for, 26 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 494 for, 83 against, 71 abstained |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 37 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 542 for, 97 against, 12 abstained |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Motion of censure on the Commission Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: For | In the group: 13 for, 0 against, 4 abstained | Rejected 175 for, 360 against, 18 abstained |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Georgia Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 7 for, 23 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 490 for, 147 against, 49 abstained |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list Final vote — text as a whole (B10-0318/2025) | Majority line: For | In the group: 42 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 264 for, 369 against, 55 abstained |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Deforestation Regulation - list of countries presenting a low or high risk Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 42 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 373 for, 289 against, 26 abstained |
| 9 Jul 2025 | European Climate Law Request for urgent procedure | Majority line: For | In the group: 42 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 300 for, 379 against, 8 abstained |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Security of energy supply in the EU Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 39 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 459 for, 170 against, 30 abstained |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 31 against, 10 abstained | Adopted 417 for, 188 against, 75 abstained |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 30 against, 9 abstained | Adopted 572 for, 42 against, 67 abstained |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Clean Industrial Deal Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 33 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 381 for, 173 against, 13 abstained |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Macro-financial assistance to Egypt Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 33 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 386 for, 132 against, 49 abstained |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 38 for, 0 against, 1 abstained | Rejected 282 for, 340 against, 26 abstained |
Connections
Top partners and the committees where the group’s cohesion is lowest or highest.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
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- Data version
- data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) (The Left)”. Political group. code The Left. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/left?delegations=all&vline=lost&vpage=3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Political groups, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups. Data: EP Open Data: members and their memberships, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/show-current?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-group-left,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) (The Left)}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/left?delegations=all&vline=lost&vpage=3}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/left?delegations=all&vline=lost&vpage=3},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Political group. code The Left. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups. Data: EP Open Data: members and their memberships (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}