title: The Left (Spain)
text: # The Left (Spain)
  
  The Left (Spanish: La Izquierda) was a Spanish electoral alliance formed to contest the 2009 European Parliament election in Spain made up from both national and regional left wing parties.
  
  ## Composition
  
  | Party | Scope |
  | - | - |
  | United Left (IU) | — |
  | Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA) | Catalonia |
  | Bloc for Asturias (BA) | Asturias |
  | Republican Left (IR) | - |
  | The Greens of the Balearic Islands (EVIB) | Balearic Islands |
  
  ## Electoral performance
  
  ### European Parliament
  
  European Parliament :
  
  | Election | Seats | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009 | 2 / 54 | 588,248 (#4) | 3.71 |
  