The Parlamentarische Linke (English: Parliamentary Left, abbreviated PL) is a platform within the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)'s Bundestag group.

[1] Other prominent members include SPD group chairman Rolf Mützenich and party co-leader Saskia Esken.

They were critical of the largely supply-side Agenda 2010 reforms of Gerhard Schröder's government, but officially called for their amendment rather than repeal.

[4] In light of the record debt taken on by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the PL advocates a long-term move away from balanced budget principles, pushing for public investment in education, digitisation, and climate.

The Parliamentary Left finds its origins in the "Group of the 16th Floor" (German: Gruppe der 16.