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unusual facts about far left



François Chabot

He was later elected to the Legislative Assembly, sitting at the far left, and forming with Claude Bazire and Antoine Christophe Merlin the "Cordelier Trio".


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Alnitak

In the Star Trek episode The City on the Edge of Forever, Captain James T. Kirk references Alnitak by pointing it out as "that far left star in Orion's belt—see?"

Bella Vista, Tucumán

Opposition from Tucumán authorities led to their persecution during the Operativo Independencia offensive of 1975, in addition to which a conflict with the far-left People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) band arose, leading to Santillán's death on March 22, 1976 (an unsolved mystery).

Charlie Bird

In the late 1960s, Bird took an active interest in far left politics, being a member of Young Socialists.

Committee for a Radical Left Rally

ERAS, (Committee for a Radical Left Rally, Επιτροπή για μια Ριζοσπαστική Αριστερή Συσπείρωση) is a far-left organisation in the Republic of Cyprus.

Committee for Cultural Freedom

Many American far left-wing intellectuals in the 1920s and 1930s were Trotskyists who believed in democracy and were opposed to the totalitarianism advocated by Joseph Stalin and Stalinism.

Far-left politics

In the United States, John George and Laird Wilcox have identified the Communist Party USA, Socialist Workers Party, Black Panther Party, Students for a Democratic Society and Progressive Labor Party as some of the groups active on what he refers to as the "far-left".

French presidential election, 1988

Lajoinie was faced with competition for the far-left vote by a "reforming Communist", Pierre Juquin and a Trotskyist, Arlette Laguiller.

Hesse state election, 2008

The other winner—and perhaps the bigger winner overall considering their relative starting positions and the subsequent events in Hesse politics—was the far-left Linke party.

The far-left Linke party stood for elections in Hesse for the first time in 2008, as did the far-right NPD.

Hesse state election, 2009

The reason that ideologically-allied parties could not form a government was the existence of a bloc of far-left Linke party delegates in the Landtag.

SPD leader Andrea Ypsilanti finally gave in and attempted to negotiate with the Linke party to form a red-green-red coalition, reneging on a promise she had made earlier in the year to never negotiate with the far-left.

Italy of Values

The populist course taken by the party, that enforced its co-operation with the far left, and the emergence of more "extreme" figures like de Magistris led Pino Pisicchio and his centrist faction to leave the party in order to join Francesco Rutelli's Alliance for Italy (ApI) in November 2009.

James R. Fannin

Fannin said that his former party had "moved too far left" for him to remain within the ranks, even as a Blue Dog Democrat.

Josef Zisyadis

The Alternative Left coalition gathered 1.2% of the popular vote nation-wide; with the loss of Zisyadis' seat, the far-left loses all representation at the federal level.

Ninja Kid

During the boss fight, if any whistles have been collected, the character can crouch in the far left corner of the screen to use a whistle to summon a familiar.

Paul Ahmarani

Outside his acting and signing career, Paul Ahmarani has also been an open supporter of Quebec's far-left party, Québec solidaire.