The Young Left (German: Junge Linke; JL) is the youth wing of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ).

[3] The association sees itself as clearly politically left and part of the communist movement and describes itself as "the only nationwide youth organization that is working on building a strong left-wing force".

[4] The Young Left strives for a "solidary society" that is free from poverty and discrimination.

In addition, the existing association Junge Linke was merged into the new organization, which previously had active groups mainly in Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna.

[10] In March 2018, the former Junge Linke member Kay-Michael Dankl gained 3.7% of the votes in the Salzburg municipal council elections for the KPÖ and thus received a mandate.