Parlamentarische Linke
Parliamentary Left Parlamentarische Linke | |
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| Spokesperson | Dagmar Schmidt Wiebke Esdar Carmen Wegge |
| Treasurer | Hakan Demir |
| 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 | 90 / 206
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| Seats in the Bundestag | 90 / 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 2025, 90 of the group's 206 members belong to the Parliamentary Left, making it the second largest of the three extant platforms in the SPD group, after the Seeheimer Kreis and before the Berlin Netzwerk. The Parliamentary Left represents social democratic to left-wing positions within the party.