Left Socialists

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Left Socialists (The Left Socialists)
Venstresocialisterne
AbbreviationVS
Y
Leader Collective leadership
Founded1967 (1967)
Dissolved8 September 2013 (2013-09-08) [a]
Split from Socialist People's Party
Succeeded by Red-Green Alliance
HeadquartersGriffenfeldsgade 41
2200 Copenhagen N
NewspaperSolidarity
Youth wing Socialistisk Ungdoms Forum (1967–1971)
Youth of the Danish People's Party-(Venstresocialisternes Ungdom) (1984–1992)
Ideology Socialism
Revolutionary socialism
Anti-capitalism
Political position Far-left
Election symbol
Y
VS election campaign in support of the Red-Green Alliance VS logo2.png
VS election campaign in support of the Red-Green Alliance

Left Socialists, (The Left Socialists) (Danish : Venstresocialisterne) da was a political party in Denmark. The party worked on what it called an "undogmatic revolutionary and Marxist basis".[ citation needed ] It was formed in 1967 as a split from the Socialist People's Party (SF). [1]

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(Venstresocialisternes Ungdom, VSU), Left Socialists Youth members in 1988 Venstresocialisternes Ungdom, VSU, members.jpg
(Venstresocialisternes Ungdom, VSU), Left Socialists Youth members in 1988

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]

Election results

DateVotesSeats
# %± pp#±
1968 57,1842.0%+2.0
4 / 179
New
1971 45,9791.6%-0.4
0 / 179
Decrease2.svg 4
1973 44,8431.5%-0.1
0 / 179
Steady2.svg 0
1975 63,5792.1%+0.6
4 / 179
Increase2.svg 4
1977 83,6672.7%+0.6
5 / 179
Increase2.svg 1
1979 116,0473.7%+1.0
6 / 179
Increase2.svg 1
1981 82,7112.7%-1.0
5 / 179
Decrease2.svg 1
1984 89,3562.7%0.0
5 / 179
Steady2.svg 0
1987 46,1411.4%-1.3
0 / 179
Decrease2.svg 5
1988 20,3030.6%-0.7
0 / 179
Steady2.svg 0

Notes

  1. In 1998, the Left Socialists stopped being a party, and transformed into an organisation

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Venstresocialisterne nedlægger sig selv". Politiken (in Danish). Ritzau. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2019.