Centre-left
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The centre-left is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties or organizations (such as think tanks) whose views stretch from the centre to the left on the left-right spectrum, excluding far left stances.[citation needed] Centre-left can also describe a coalition of centrist and left-wing parties.[citation needed]
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The centre-left includes social liberals, social democrats, democratic socialists and some greens. Centre-left supporters accept market allocation of resources in a mixed economy with a significant public sector and a thriving private sector. Centre-left policies tend to favour limited state intervention in the economy in matters pertaining to the public interest. The centre-left also often favours moderate environmentalist policies and generally, though not universally, supports individual freedom on moral issues.
Examples of centre-left political parties include:
- In Argentina
- ARI - Support for an Egalitarian Republic
- Justicialist Party (mixed Right and Left)
- In Australia:
- In Austria:
- In Basque Country
- In Brazil
- Workers' Party - Mixture of leftwing and centre-left factions
- In Canada
- New Democratic Party - split between leftwing and centre-left tendencies
- Liberal Party of Canada - split between centre-left and centre-right tendencies
- In Chile
- In Croatia
- In Czech Republic
- In Denmark:
- In the European Parliament
- In Finland
- In France
- In Germany:
- In Great Britain:
- Labour (centre-right contemporary policies and leadership)
- Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales
- Scottish National Party
- Liberal Democrats
- In Greece
- In India
- In Israel
- In Italy:
- In Japan
- In The Netherlands:
- In New Zealand:
- In Northern Ireland:
- In Norway:
- In Mexico:
- In Pakistan:
- In Poland:
- In Portugal
- In Republic of Ireland
- In Republic of Korea
- New Grand National Party
- United New Democratic Party
- In Russia
- In Slovakia
- In Spain:
- In Sweden:
- In Turkey:
- In the United States:
- Green Party of the United States
- United States Democratic Party - split between centre-left and centre-right tendencies
- In Uruguay