Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 2009 , the PCF created the `` Left Front '' with the Left Party , and ran as a part of this alliance in the 2009 European Parliament election and the 2009 Regional election , with some success .
Simplified: In the 2009 European Parliament election , the party ran as part of the Left Front with the Convention for a Progressive Alternative and the Left Party .