Left-wing populism
Political ideology that combines left-wing politics and populist rhetoric and themes
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| 2025 | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino announced its senatorial candidates for the Philippine general elections, including prominent figures such as Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa, Bong Go, and other politicians, lawyers, and public personalities. |
| 2025 | The BSW anticipates potential political consequences in the federal election, criticizing the constitutional court protection amendment as 'undemocratic'. |
| January 17 2025 | A judge in Tarija ordered Morales's arrest for alleged statutory rape, froze his assets, and banned him from leaving Bolivia. |
| 2024 | Commented on the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, emphasizing that violence is not justified while acknowledging people's frustrations with denied healthcare claims |
| 2024 | Reelected to Congress for her fourth term. |
| 2024 | Rashida Tlaib was unopposed in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| 2024 | In the general election, Rashida Tlaib won a third term in Congress with over 69% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee James Hooper, Green Party nominee Brenda K. Sanders, and Working Class Party nominee Gary Walkowicz. |
| 2024 | In the United Kingdom general election, Sinn Féin became the single largest party representing Northern Ireland in Westminster. |
| 2024 | In the Republic of Ireland local elections, Sinn Féin secured 11.8% of the vote. |
| 2024 | Sinn Féin allowed the UK's ban on puberty blockers to be extended to Northern Ireland, effectively closing access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender individuals. |
| 2024 | Michelle O'Neill became the first Irish nationalist First Minister of Northern Ireland, representing a historic moment for the party. |
| 2024 | Katie Porter announced her campaign for the United States Senate seat in California, seeking to replace retiring Senator Dianne Feinstein. |
| 2024 | Following Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez publicly endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez again easily won the general election, with notable ticket-splitting among some voters in her district who voted for both her and Trump. |
| 2024 | Investment banker Marty Dolan ran against Ocasio-Cortez in the primary, but she won overwhelmingly. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez boycotted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress, labeling him a war criminal. |
| 2024 | The Squad expanded again to include new members, signifying ongoing momentum for progressive representation in Congress. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez, supported by Bowman and Sanders, introduced the 'Green New Deal for Public Housing', a plan to fund the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and assist its transition to clean energy. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez participated in a live-streamed roundtable with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, discussing efforts to check unlawful corporate power. |
| 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez was reelected for a subsequent term, further solidifying her influence in Congress. |
| 2024 | Kulinski expressed support for pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, drawing historical comparisons to anti-war protests of previous decades. |
| 2024 | Kulinski endorsed Jill Stein's 2024 presidential campaign, doing so in a birthday video celebration for Stein's 74th birthday, which he recorded with his wife Krystal. |
| 2024 | Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance achieved notable election results in multiple German states, including 13.5% in Berlin, 11.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, and 15.8% in Thuringia during state elections. |
| 2024 | Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) was announced, causing concern among the Brandenburg branch of Alternative for Germany (AfD) about potential vote loss in the upcoming September 2024 Brandenburg state election. |
| 2024 | Sahra Wagenknecht offered a potential coalition government to the CDU for the state elections in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg, contingent on no majority being possible without the AfD. |
| 2024 | Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance participated in the European Parliament election with Fabio de Masi as the list leader, securing 2,453,652 votes (6.17% of the total), which resulted in a new representation in the Non-Inscrits (NI) group. |
| 2024 | Ilhan Omar was removed from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee after being accused of antisemitism by her Republican colleagues, which she denied as politically motivated. |
| 2024 | Nicolás Maduro was again elected president in another disputed election, winning 6,408,844 votes (51.95%) as the United Socialist Party of Venezuela's candidate in the 'Great Patriotic Pole' coalition. |
| December 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez made a bid for ranking member of the House Oversight Committee but lost to Gerry Connolly. |
| December 2024 | The Bundestag voted to incorporate the Federal Constitutional Court's structure (16 judges and two senates) into the basic law, with all parties except the AfD and BSW supporting the measure. |
| December 2024 | Wagenknecht declared that she condemns the war in Ukraine and considers politicians who start wars, including Vladimir Putin, to be criminals. |
| December 16 2024 | An arrest warrant was issued against Evo Morales on charges of 'trafficking' involving the 15-year-old girl. |
| December 11 2024 | Dietmar Woidke formed the Woidke IV Cabinet in Brandenburg, creating the first nationwide red-purple coalition with the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). |
| November 16 2024 | The Bavaria state branch of the BSW is established with 80 initial members. |
| November 8 2024 | The Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal barred Evo Morales from running again for president in the 2025 Bolivian general election, citing he had already exceeded the two-term limit. Morales' lawyer described the ruling as politically motivated. |
| November 1 2024 | Evo Morales initiated a hunger strike demanding that the government of President Luis Arce engage in dialogue amidst ongoing criticisms and protests against the government. |
| October 2024 | Initial senatorial nominees Ronald Dela Rosa, Bong Go, and Phillip Salvador file their candidacies. Additional candidates Jimmy Bondoc, Raul Lambino, and Jayvee Hinlo also file for the Senate election. |
| October 2024 | Argentina revoked the refugee status of Evo Morales, with the new government of President Javier Milei labeling him an 'attempted dictator.' |
| October 27 2024 | Evo Morales announced that he had survived an assassination attempt when his vehicle was shot at near a military garrison in Villa Tunari, resulting in injuries to his driver, with a bullet narrowly missing him. |
| October 20 2024 | The Baden-Württemberg state branch of the BSW is founded with 54 initial members. |
| October 12 2024 | The Hesse state branch of the BSW is established. |
| October 3 2024 | Justice Minister Cesar Siles announced that the investigation into Evo Morales regarding the alleged statutory rape was still ongoing. |
| September 2024 | In September 2024, Rashida Tlaib faced criticism from several politicians and media figures, including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and CNN personality Jake Tapper, for allegedly suggesting that Nessel was prosecuting pro-Palestinian protesters due to her Jewish identity. A fact check revealed that Tlaib did not mention Nessel's Jewish background. |
| September 2024 | The BSW wins between 11% and 16% of votes in three eastern state elections in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg, and becomes part of governing coalitions in Thuringia and Brandenburg. |
| September 22 2024 | BSW participated in Landtag elections in Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia, with 13 candidates elected to the Brandenburg state parliament despite being largely unknown. |
| September 22 2024 | The Rhineland-Palatinate state branch of the BSW is founded with 55 initial members. |
| September 20 2024 | PDP formally forms an electoral alliance with Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan, and the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC). Greco Belgica and Pantaleon Alvarez sign the alliance agreement. |
| September 18 2024 | Ocasio-Cortez condemned Israel for the explosions related to the 2024 Lebanon pager incidents. |
| September 16 2024 | The Lower Saxony state branch of the BSW is established with 62 initial members. |
| September 14 2024 | The Bremen state branch of the BSW is founded with 24 initial members. |
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