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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 6 for, 35 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 583 for, 78 against, 8 abstained |
| 22 May 2025 | Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 31 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 260 for, 194 against, 110 abstained |
| 22 May 2025 | Amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation as regards securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 38 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 436 for, 149 against, 11 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 22 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 306 for, 80 against, 57 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | Banking Union – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 6 for, 18 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 345 for, 135 against, 62 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 5 for, 19 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 354 for, 147 against, 53 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Final vote | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 0 for, 18 against, 12 abstained | Adopted 425 for, 106 against, 43 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 29 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 371 for, 162 against, 37 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027 Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 29 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 458 for, 101 against, 14 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | Ninth report on economic and social cohesion Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 21 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 392 for, 125 against, 55 abstained |
| 8 May 2025 | Violations of religious freedom in Tibet Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 8 for, 12 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 478 for, 30 against, 41 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 32 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 317 for, 206 against, 123 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: Agencies Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 41 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 473 for, 120 against, 64 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 40 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 412 for, 245 against, 5 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Amending of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges Request for urgent procedure | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 40 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 370 for, 268 against, 16 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Amending of the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review Request for urgent procedure | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 40 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 316 for, 291 against, 27 abstained |
| 6 May 2025 | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 4 for, 33 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 340 for, 162 against, 150 abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 38 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 531 for, 69 against, 17 abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Establishing an EU talent pool Decision to open negotiations with the Council | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 17 for, 21 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 327 for, 229 against, 50 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 43 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 399 for, 198 against, 71 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 43 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 378 for, 188 against, 105 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 8 for, 36 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 377 for, 279 against, 16 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 7 for, 37 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 518 for, 104 against, 61 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland Agreement Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 40 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 528 for, 121 against, 32 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 37 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 441 for, 173 against, 70 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Macro-financial assistance to Egypt Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 3 for, 39 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 452 for, 182 against, 40 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Request for urgent procedure | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 42 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 427 for, 221 against, 14 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 40 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 419 for, 204 against, 46 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 6 for, 21 against, 14 abstained | Adopted 442 for, 98 against, 126 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 35 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 351 for, 260 against, 70 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 38 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 469 for, 162 against, 54 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 7 for, 32 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 521 for, 90 against, 45 abstained |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework Programme Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 4 for, 28 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 472 for, 75 against, 92 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 43 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 378 for, 233 against, 26 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 5 for, 29 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 507 for, 76 against, 16 abstained |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 30 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 374 for, 53 against, 163 abstained |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 15 for, 20 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 480 for, 58 against, 48 abstained |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Case of Boualem Sansal in Algeria Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 8 for, 18 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 533 for, 24 against, 48 abstained |
| 21 Jan 2025 | EU/Republic of Serbia agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 30 against, 12 abstained | Adopted 505 for, 90 against, 43 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 4 for, 37 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 533 for, 74 against, 26 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 5 for, 37 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 543 for, 77 against, 31 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 4 for, 38 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 545 for, 81 against, 26 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 14 for, 27 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 480 for, 148 against, 20 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 38 against, 3 abstained | Adopted 448 for, 161 against, 40 abstained |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 42 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 499 for, 131 against, 27 abstained |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Deforestation Regulation: provisions relating to the date of application Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 41 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 546 for, 97 against, 7 abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 25 for, 6 against, 1 abstained | Rejected 152 for, 378 against, 26 abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 5 for, 29 against, 5 abstained | Adopted 390 for, 135 against, 52 abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 4 for, 18 against, 15 abstained | Adopted 444 for, 72 against, 82 abstained |
| 27 Nov 2024 | 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text Joint text | Majority line: Against | In the group: 3 for, 39 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 418 for, 185 against, 67 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?vline=lost&vpage=4 (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?vline=lost&vpage=4}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/left?vline=lost&vpage=4},
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}
}