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{{about|the Danish party|similarly titled parties|Left Socialist Party (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Left Socialists
| native_name = Venstresocialisterne
| native_name_lang =
| logo = Logo of the Left Socialists.png
| logo_size = 125px
| caption =
| colorcode = #E72240
| abbreviation = VS
| leader = Collective leadership
| spokesperson =
| founded = {{start date|1967}}
| dissolved = {{end date|2013|09|08|df=y}}{{efn|group=lower-alpha|In 1998, the Left Socialists stopped being a party, and transformed into an organisation}}
| banned =
| merger =
| split = [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Socialist People's Party]]
| predecessor =
| merged =
| successor = [[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]]
| headquarters = Griffenfeldsgade 41<br />2200 Copenhagen N
| newspaper = Solidarity
| youth_wing = Socialistisk Ungdoms Forum (1967–1971)<br />Venstresocialisternes Ungdom (1984–1992)
| membership_year =
| membership =
| ideology = [[Socialism]]<br />[[Revolutionary socialism]]<br />[[Anti-capitalism]]
| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
| colors = <!-- or: | colours = -->
| slogan =
| anthem =
| symbol = Y
| website =
| country = Denmark
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:VS logo2.png|right|thumb|VS election campaign in support of the [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]]]]
'''Left Socialists''' ({{lang-da|Venstresocialisterne}}) was a political party in Denmark. The party worked on what it called an "undogmatic revolutionary and Marxist basis".{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}} It was formed in 1967 as a split from the [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Socialist People's Party]] (SF).<ref>{{cite book|author=David Childs|title=The Changing Face of Western Communism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZRGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT154|accessdate=8 May 2016|date=30 July 2015|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-37248-6|page=154}}</ref>
In 1989 the Left Socialists founded the [[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]] with the [[Communist Party of Denmark]] and [[Socialist Workers Party (Denmark)|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://politiken.dk/indland/politik/art5467572/Venstresocialisterne-nedl%C3%A6gger-sig-selv|title=Venstresocialisterne nedlægger sig selv|date=9 September 2013|work=Politiken|access-date=17 June 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=da}}</ref>
On 8 September 2013, the Left Socialists disbanded, explaining they did not want to be a "party within the party".<ref name=":0" />
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== Election results ==
{|
|-
! rowspan="2"| Date
! colspan="3"| Votes
! colspan="2"| Seats
|-
! #
! %
! ± pp
! #
! ±
|-
| [[1968 Danish
| 57,184
| 2.0%
| +2.0
| {{Composition bar|4|179|hex=#C00418}}
| ''New''
|-
| [[1971 Danish
| 45,979
| 1.6%
| -0.4
| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{decrease}} 4
|-
| [[1973 Danish
| 44,843
| 1.5%
| -0.1
| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1975 Danish
| 63,579
| 2.1%
| +0.6
| {{Composition bar|4|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{increase}} 4
|-
| [[1977 Danish
| 83,667
| 2.7%
| +0.6
| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| [[1979 Danish
| 116,047
| 3.7%
| +1.0
| {{Composition bar|6|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| [[1981 Danish
| 82,711
| 2.7%
| -1.0
| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| [[1984 Danish
| 89,356
| 2.7%
| 0.0
| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| [[1987 Danish general election|1987]]
| 46,141
| 1.4%
| -1.3
| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{decrease}} 5
|-
| [[1988 Danish general election|1988]]
| 20,303
| 0.6%
| -0.7
| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{steady}} 0
|}
== Notes ==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.venstresocialisterne.dk/ VS website]
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[[Category:1967 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:Defunct socialist parties in Denmark]]
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Left Socialists Venstresocialisterne | |
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Abbreviation | VS |
Leader | Collective leadership |
Founded | 1967 |
Dissolved | 8 September 2013[a] |
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 |
Election symbol | |
Y | |
Left Socialists (Danish: Venstresocialisterne) 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]
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
Date | Votes | Seats | |||
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# | % | ± pp | # | ± | |
1968 | 57,184 | 2.0% | +2.0 | 4 / 179
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New |
1971 | 45,979 | 1.6% | -0.4 | 0 / 179
|
4 |
1973 | 44,843 | 1.5% | -0.1 | 0 / 179
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0 |
1975 | 63,579 | 2.1% | +0.6 | 4 / 179
|
4 |
1977 | 83,667 | 2.7% | +0.6 | 5 / 179
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1 |
1979 | 116,047 | 3.7% | +1.0 | 6 / 179
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1 |
1981 | 82,711 | 2.7% | -1.0 | 5 / 179
|
1 |
1984 | 89,356 | 2.7% | 0.0 | 5 / 179
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0 |
1987 | 46,141 | 1.4% | -1.3 | 0 / 179
|
5 |
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.
- ^ a b "Venstresocialisterne nedlægger sig selv". Politiken (in Danish). Ritzau. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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