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Sinistra Ecologia Libertà is a democratic socialist political party in Italy. The party's leader is Nichi Vendola.
According to party documents, SEL is the answer to "a dramatic vacuum at the left" and aims at building an alternative to modern capitalism and a political left for the new century. "The "fundamental principles" of SEL are "peace and nonviolence, employment and social justice, knowledge and ecological reconversion of the economy and society".
According to official party figures, SEL had 125,074 registered members as of December 2012 making it the fourth-largest party in Italy. The majority of members are aged under 60. Following 2013 general election, Laura Boldrini, a MP of SEL, was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies on 16 March 2013.
The party was officially founded in a congress in Florence on 22–24 October 2010.