the far left
noun
: the group of people whose political views are the most liberal
His nomination is opposed by members of the far left.
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Corbyn had historically been on the far left of the Labour Party.
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Luke McGee, CNN, 5 July 2024
On the far left, Germany’s Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance may form a second left-wing coalition with Italy’s Five Star Movement.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
The result of the first round of votes found the right's National Rally party winning by nearly a third of the vote, but in the end, a coalition of the far left and center right came together to stop the right from winning a majority.
—Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 9 July 2024
The largest opposition faction, the far left, finished first in Sunday’s vote, having coordinated with Macron’s allies to thwart National Rally’s candidates.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The result of this summer’s election will depend on how effectively the parties of the far right and the far left can form coalitions with the old moderates.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Latimer attacked Bowman as a showboat who cared more about building a national profile on the far left than his district.
—Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
You’d be forgiven for thinking this must be the platform of the far left.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 June 2024
In France, the threat of a showdown between the far left and far right of the political spectrum has the wealthy fearing aggressive tax hikes or crumbling confidence in its public markets.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 18 June 2024
Luke McGee, CNN, 5 July 2024
On the far left, Germany’s Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance may form a second left-wing coalition with Italy’s Five Star Movement.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2024
The result of the first round of votes found the right's National Rally party winning by nearly a third of the vote, but in the end, a coalition of the far left and center right came together to stop the right from winning a majority.
—Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 9 July 2024
The largest opposition faction, the far left, finished first in Sunday’s vote, having coordinated with Macron’s allies to thwart National Rally’s candidates.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The result of this summer’s election will depend on how effectively the parties of the far right and the far left can form coalitions with the old moderates.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Latimer attacked Bowman as a showboat who cared more about building a national profile on the far left than his district.
—Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
You’d be forgiven for thinking this must be the platform of the far left.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 June 2024
In France, the threat of a showdown between the far left and far right of the political spectrum has the wealthy fearing aggressive tax hikes or crumbling confidence in its public markets.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 18 June 2024
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