Anticapitalist Left (Belgium)

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The Anticapitalist Left (French: Gauche anticapitaliste, GA), also known as Current for an Anticapitalist Project (Dutch: Stroming voor een Anticapitalistisch Project, SAP), is a Belgian Trotskyist political party. It is the Belgian section of the Fourth International. In the 2010 election, Front des gauches (CP, LCR, PSL and PH) received 1.15% of votes for the Senat.

The party was long led by Ernest Mandel. It publishes La Gauche and Rood.

Electoral results

Federal Parliament

Chamber of Representatives

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	% of language group vote	# of overall seats won	# of language group seats won	+/-	Notes
1987	31,446	0.5		0 / 212
1991	5,243	0.1		0 / 212		0

Senate

Election year	# of overall votes	% of overall vote	% of language group vote	# of overall seats won	# of language group seats won	+/-	Notes
1987	32,187	0.5		0 / 70
1991	6,485	0.1		0 / 70		0

External links

Official website Socialistische Arbeiderspartij (in Dutch)
Official website Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire (in French)

Political parties in Belgium

Flemish parties

Major	New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) (25) Flemish Interest (VB) (18) Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (12) Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld) (12) Vooruit (Forward) (9) Green (Groen) (8)
Minor	Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (LDD)

Francophone parties

Major	Socialist Party (PS) (20) Reformist Movement (MR) (14) Ecolo (13) Les Engagés (The Engaged Ones) (5) DéFI (2)
Minor	Communist Party Liberal Democrats (Belgium) Libertarian Party Nation Rally Wallonia France Walloon Rally (RW) Chez nous

Unitary

Major	Workers' Party (PVDA/PTB) (12)
Minor	Agora Belgian Union (BUB) DierAnimal ISLAM Left Socialist Party (LSP/PSL) Pirate Party Pro Bruxsel Vivant Volt Belgium L'Unie

German-speaking

Former notable

Catholic Party → Christian Social Party (CVP/PSC) (1869–1968)
Labour Party (BWP/POB) → Socialist Party (SP/PS) (1885–1978)
Liberal Party → Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV/PLP) (1846–1992)

Communist Party (1921/1989–2009)
Flemish National Union (VNV) (1933–1944)
Front Party (1919–1933)
National Front (1985–2012)
People's Union (1954–2001)
Rexist Party (1930–1945)
Social Liberal Party (SLP/Spirit) (2001–2009)

The numbers are seats in the Chamber of Representatives (150)

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States Catalonia