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The Irish General Election – The Green Shoots of a new Ireland?

The Irish general election result has totally transformed the Irish political landscape but in so doing is likely to also change the Anglo-Irish relationship and the relationship between the two parts of Ireland. Read more »


Progressive nationalism: combatting the far-right in the struggle for national liberation

Left Unity congratulates Sinn Féin on its historic election victory. As party president Mary Lou McDonald says, this is indeed a revolution at the ballot box and we wish Sinn Féin every success in broadening and deeping this process Read more »


2020 internal elections: call for nominations

Since our party’s last annual elections in March 2019, the world is facing increasing dangers: Read more »


‘Respect for Historical Memory in Europe’. Open letter against EP resolution.

On the initiative of transform! europe, more than 170 intellectuals, including scholars, teachers, and politicians from all parts of Europe, have signed an open letter in which they reject the latest resolution of the European Parliament (EP) regarding the politics of memory Read more »


Podcast: Are we headed for a united Ireland?

Left Unity’s Principal Speaker Joseph Healy joined Another Europe on this podcast to discuss where Brexit will leave Northern Ireland. Read more »


Progressive government formed in Spain

Report from a Spanish comrade. On Monday 13 January the new government of Spain was sworn in. This government is a coalition between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos (Podemos + Izquierda Unida). Read more »


Left Unity condemns US state terrorism in Iraq

Left Unity condemns the US killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and six others in a drone strike in Iraq. Read more »


Election defeat: what happened and what next?

By Andrew Burgin and Kate Hudson. A shattering defeat… The election of 2019 has given Boris Johnson the majority he craved. His campaign was fought on the most fundamentally dishonest basis: Read more »


New deveopments on the Czech Left – Skutecna Levice

On the 6th of November this year there was a national teachers strike here in the Czech Republic, writes Diana Young Read more »


European Left Party Congress in Malaga, 13th to 15th December

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Saturday 21st June: End the Genocide – national march for Palestine

Join us to tell the government to end the genocide; stop arming Israel; and stop starving Gaza!

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Summer University, 11-13 July, in Paris

Peace, planet, people: our common struggle

The EL’s annual summer university is taking place in Paris.

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