Meanings of bloco de esquerda in English

The government has been more cautious in its criticism, instead targeting the wider left bloc.

With 143 members of parliament, that grouping is one seat smaller than Lofven's center- left bloc.

Exit polls from Italy's general election suggest a lead for the centre- left bloc led by Pier Luigi Bersani.

The centre- left bloc in Strasbourg is backing him too to assert the power of the elected parliament over the bureaucracy in Brussels.

With their support Gantz heads a center- left bloc of 57 seats compared to Netanyahu's right-wing bloc of 55.

The leftist bloc is especially strong in the Mercosur trade group, whose members include Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Latin America's leftist bloc is especially strong in the Mercosur trade group, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Uruguay.

The anti-American firebrand leads a growing leftist bloc in South America and uses his OPEC nation's oil revenues to support allies in the region.

He sees the National Salvation Front, the umbrella that groups non-Islamist parties, including his own Dustour, as eventually splitting into liberal and leftist blocs.

The combined left-wing bloc of the Socialists and Podemos would again fall short of a majority.

More than 90% of supporters of a left-wing bloc, which is polling third, said they are very determined to vote.

It will now go to the Senate, where the ruling left-wing bloc has a majority, and is expected to become law in May.