Left Bloc (Portugal)

Left Bloc

Bloco de Esquerda
Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda
Abbreviation	BE
Leader	Collective leadership
Coordinator of the Political Commission	Mariana Mortágua
Founders	Francisco Louçã; Fernando Rosas; Miguel Portas
Founded	24 March 1999
Merger of	UDP; PSR; Politics XXI;
Headquarters	Rua da Palma, 268; 1100-394 Lisbon
Newspaper	Esquerda
Youth wing	Jovens do Bloco
Membership (2009)	6,830
Ideology	Democratic socialism; Eco-socialism; Feminism; Left-wing populism; Anti-capitalism; Euroscepticism;
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
European affiliation	PEL; EACL; NTP;
European Parliament group	The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
Colours	Red (official); Maroon (customary);
Assembly of the Republic	5 / 230
European Parliament	2 / 21
Regional Parliaments	2 / 104
Local government; (Mayors)	0 / 308
Local government; (Parishes)	0 / 3,066
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	www.bloco.org
	Politics of Portugal; Political parties; Elections;

The Left Bloc (Portuguese: Bloco de Esquerda, pronounced [ˈblɔku ðɨ ɨʃˈkeɾðɐ]; abbr. BE, colloquially shortened as O Bloco) is a left-wing populist, democratic socialist political party in Portugal founded in 1999. It is currently led by Mariana Mortágua.

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