Left Socialists
Left Socialists (Danish: Venstresocialisterne) was a political party in Denmark. The party worked on what it called an "undogmatic revolutionary and Marxist basis". It was formed in 1967 as a split from the Socialist People's Party (SF).[1]
Left Socialists Venstresocialisterne | |
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| Abbreviation | VS |
| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Dissolved | 8 September 2013[lower-alpha 1] |
| Split from | Socialist People's Party |
| Succeeded by | Red-Green Alliance |
| Headquarters | Griffenfeldsgade 41 2200 Copenhagen N |
| Newspaper | Solidarity |
| Youth wing | Socialistisk Ungdoms Forum (1967–1971) Venstresocialisternes Ungdom (1984–1992) |
| Ideology | Socialism Revolutionary socialism Anti-capitalism |
| Political position | Far-left |
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In 1989 the Left Socialists founded the Red-Green Alliance with the Communist Party of Denmark and Socialist Workers Party to contest in elections. At its congress in 1998 the Left Socialists transformed itself from a party to an association. Since then, VS concentrated most of its work towards building of the Red-Green Alliance. It continued to publish Solidaritet (Solidarity) and maintained a website, but except for that it had little activity of its own. Solidarity later became an independent publisher.[2]
On 8 September 2013, the Left Socialists disbanded, explaining they did not want to be a "party within the party".[2]
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Election results
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| # | % | ± pp | # | ± | |
| 1968 | 57,184 | 2.0% | +2.0 | 4 / 179 |
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| 1971 | 45,979 | 1.6% | -0.4 | 0 / 179 |
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| 1973 | 44,843 | 1.5% | -0.1 | 0 / 179 |
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| 1975 | 63,579 | 2.1% | +0.6 | 4 / 179 |
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| 1977 | 83,667 | 2.7% | +0.6 | 5 / 179 |
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| 1979 | 116,047 | 3.7% | +1.0 | 6 / 179 |
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| 1981 | 82,711 | 2.7% | -1.0 | 5 / 179 |
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| 1984 | 89,356 | 2.7% | 0.0 | 5 / 179 |
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| 1987 | 46,141 | 1.4% | -1.3 | 0 / 179 |
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| 1988 | 20,303 | 0.6% | -0.7 | 0 / 179 |
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Notes
- In 1998, the Left Socialists stopped being a party, and transformed into an organisation
References
- David Childs (30 July 2015). The Changing Face of Western Communism. Taylor & Francis. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-317-37248-6. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "Venstresocialisterne nedlægger sig selv". Politiken (in Danish). Ritzau. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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