Left (Austria)

{{Short description|Electoral alliance in Austria (2008)}} {{Expand German|topic=gov|Linke (Partei)|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox political party | name = Left | native_name = Linke | logo = Wahlbündnis LINKE logo.svg | colorcode = {{party color|Left (Austria)}} | foundation = {{start date|2008}} | ideology = Communism<br />'''Constituent parties''':<br />Marxism–Leninism<br />Maoism<br />Trotskyism | website = | country = Austria | dissolved = {{end date|2008}} }} {{Politics of Austria}} The '''Leftist Electoral Alliance''' ({{langx|de|Wahlbündnis Linke}}) or '''Left''' ({{langx|de|Linke}}) was an electoral alliance of Marxist–Leninist, Maoist and Trotskyist organisations in Austria. It was formed by the Communist Initiative, the Socialist Left Party, the League of the Socialist Revolution, and other communist organisations and activists to contest the 2008 legislative election.<ref name="wahlergebnis">{{cite web |url=https://bundeswahlen.gv.at/2008/ |title=Ergebnis der Nationalratswahl 2008 |language=de |trans-title=Result of the 2008 National Council election |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Bundesministerium für Inneres}}</ref> The Communist Party of Austria was invited to participate, but it stated that the timeframe was too short and that it would stand on its own instead, while supporting the unification of the left in principle.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

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