Federation of the Left is a communist

Communism

Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...

 coalition of political parties in Italy.

The coalition is the evolution of the Anticapitalist List

Anticapitalist List

The Anticapitalist List was a communist coalition of political parties in Italy, formed in the run-up to the 2009 European Parliament election in order to overcome the 4% threshold introduced by the new electoral law....

 and includes:

• Communist Refoundation Party
  Communist Refoundation Party
  The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
  
   (PRC, communist
  Communism
  Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
  
  , leader: Paolo Ferrero
  Paolo Ferrero
  Paolo Ferrero is an Italian politician, member of the Communist Refoundation Party and former Italian Minister of Social Solidarity in the Prodi II Cabinet.-Career:...
  
  )
• Party of Italian Communists
  Party of Italian Communists
  The Party of Italian Communists is a communist political party in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto.-Foundation and early years:...
  
   (PdCI, communist
  Communism
  Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
  
  , leader: Oliviero Diliberto
  Oliviero Diliberto
  Oliviero Diliberto is an Italian politician. He is the current leader of the Party of Italian Communists.- Early life :...
  
  )
• Socialism 2000
  Socialism 2000
  Socialism 2000 is a democratic socialist political association in Italy led by Cesare Salvi.-History:The group was launched in August 2000 as a left-wing faction within the Democrats of the Left . Socialism 2000 was since then part of the internal left of the party...
  
   (democratic-socialist
  Democratic socialism
  Democratic socialism is a description used by various socialist movements and organizations to emphasize the democratic character of their political orientation...
  
  , leader: Cesare Salvi)
• Labour–Solidarity (linked to left-wing trade union
  Trade union
  A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
  
   CGIL, leader: Gian Paolo Patta)

In the 2009 European Parliament election

European Parliament election, 2009 (Italy)

European elections to elect 72 members of the European Parliament representing Italy were held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009, as decided by the Italian government on December 18, 2008...

 the list won a mere 3.4% of the popular vote. Its strongholds were in Central

Central Italy

Central Italy is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics , a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency...

 and Southern Italy: Calabria

Calabria

Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....

 (6.7%), Umbria

Umbria

Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...

 (6.2%), Tuscany

Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....

 (5.1%), Basilicata

Basilicata

Basilicata , also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south, having one short southwestern coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania in the northwest and Calabria in the southwest, and a...

 (4.5%), Abruzzo

Abruzzo

Abruzzo is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than due east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east...

 (4.3%) and Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

 (4.2%). The support for FdS followed a similar pattern in 2010 regional elections

Italian regional elections, 2010

A big round of regional elections in Italy took place on 28–29 March in 13 regions out of 20, including nine of the ten largest ones: Lombardy, Campania, Veneto, Lazio, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Apulia, Tuscany and Calabria...

.

The coalition held its first congress on 20–21 November 2010. Oliviero Diliberto was elected spokerperson of the group by the national council.

Leadership

• Spokesperson: Paolo Ferrero
  Paolo Ferrero
  Paolo Ferrero is an Italian politician, member of the Communist Refoundation Party and former Italian Minister of Social Solidarity in the Prodi II Cabinet.-Career:...
  
   (2009–2010), Cesare Salvi (2010), Oliviero Diliberto
  Oliviero Diliberto
  Oliviero Diliberto is an Italian politician. He is the current leader of the Party of Italian Communists.- Early life :...
  
  (2010–present)