Left Bloc
Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BE |
| Coordinator of the Political Commission | José Manuel Pureza |
| Secretary of the Organization | Isabel Pires |
| Founders | Francisco Louçã Luís Fazenda Miguel Portas Fernando Rosas |
| Founded | 28 February 1999 |
| Merger of | |
| Headquarters | Rua da Palma, 268 1100-394 Lisbon |
| Newspaper | Esquerda |
| Youth wing | Jovens do Bloco |
| Membership (2022) | c. 10,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| European affiliation | |
| European Parliament group | The Left in the European Parliament |
| International affiliation | Fourth International |
| Colours |
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| Assembly of the Republic | 1 / 230 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Regional Parliaments | 1 / 104 |
| Local government (Mayors) | 0 / 308 |
| Local government (Parishes) | 0 / 3,216 |
| Election symbol | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| bloco.org | |
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 José Manuel Pureza.