United Left protest. https://www.facebook.com/zdruzenalevica/
A lot has been written about the electoral success of Podemos in Spain and Syriza in Greece in the last two years, stimulating a debate among commentators and academics alike about the emergence of a new radical left party family and left-wing populism in Europe.
Little, however, has been said about another new radical left formation in Mediterranean Europe – the United Left (Združena levica) party in Slovenia. Its roots go back to the winter of 2012–2013, when Slovenians joined other protestors around the world in protesting against the unresponsiveness of mainstream political party elites to the plight of ordinary people, corruption and growing socio-economic inequality.
