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![[League of Loyal Confederates, Switzerland]](../images/c/ch}gau_f.gif) image by 
M. Schmöger, 8 December 2015
 image by 
M. Schmöger, 8 December 2015Alternative Linke (AL) (= Alternative Left)
La Gauche (The Left)
La 
Sinistra (The Left)
The AL/La Gauche was founded in 2010 as a new left 
force outside of the established parties. On the one hand there is overlap with 
the PdA/PST-POP, on the other hand the party encompasses several 
left-alternative groups, including a few "Alternative Listen" (Alternative 
Lists) in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.
The party has seats in 
the cantonal parliament of Zürich, Schaffhausen and Vaud, but 
not in the federal parliament.
The logo in the German-speaking part 
consists of the black inscription "AL" with a red square in the upper right 
corner, and the full party name in the two other languages underneath, all 
on a white background.
The logo in the French-speaking part consists of 
the black inscription "LAGAUCHE" sitting on a red bar, and the full party 
name in the two other languages underneath, all on a white background.
The logo in the Italian-speaking part consists of the black inscription 
"LASINISTRA" sitting on a red bar, and the full party name in the two other 
languages underneath, all on a white background; on the left side there is a 
red arrow on a white circle.
I have not found any evidence for a flag 
with the German or the Italian logo. The French logo can be in the center of 
white flags [1].
[1] 
http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/V_sjonLweAs/maxresdefault.jpg 
M. Schmöger, 8 December 2015
 
 
 
 
