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{{about|the Danish party|similarly titled parties|Left Socialist Party (disambiguation)}} |
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{{Infobox political party |
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| name = Left Socialists |
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| native_name = Venstresocialisterne |
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| logo = Logo of the Left Socialists.png |
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| colorcode = #E72240 |
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| abbreviation = VS |
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| leader = Collective leadership |
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| spokesperson = |
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| founded = {{start date|1967}} |
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| 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}} |
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| banned = |
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| merger = |
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| split = [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Socialist People's Party]] |
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| predecessor = |
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| successor = [[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]] |
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| headquarters = Griffenfeldsgade 41<br />2200 Copenhagen N |
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| newspaper = Solidarity |
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| youth_wing = Socialistisk Ungdoms Forum (1967–1971)<br />Venstresocialisternes Ungdom (1984–1992) |
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| membership = |
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| ideology = [[Socialism]]<br />[[Revolutionary socialism]]<br />[[Anti-capitalism]] |
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| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]] |
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| colors = <!-- or: | colours = --> |
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| symbol = Y |
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| website = |
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| country = Denmark |
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'''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> |
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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> |
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'''Left Socialists''' ([[Danish language|Danish]]: ''Venstresocialisterne''), a [[political party]] in [[Denmark]]. |
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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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It was formed in [[1967]] as a split from [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|SF]]. In 1989 the Left Socialists founded the [[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]] together with the [[Communist Party of Denmark]] and [[Socialist Workers Party (Denmark)|Socialist Workers Party]] to contest in elections. At its last congress in 1998 the Left Socialists transformed itself from a party to an association. |
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VS was represented by the letter "Y" on the electoral ballots. VS works on what it calls a 'undogmatic revolutionary and marxist basis'. |
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== Election results == |
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Today VS concentrates most of its work towards building of the Red-Green Alliance. It publishes ''Solidaritet'' (Solidarity) and maintains a website, but except for that it has little activity of its own. |
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{|class="wikitable" |
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! rowspan="2"| Date |
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! colspan="3"| Votes |
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! colspan="2"| Seats |
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! # |
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! % |
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! ± pp |
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! # |
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! ± |
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| [[1968 Danish general election|1968]] |
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| 57,184 |
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| 2.0% |
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| +2.0 |
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| {{Composition bar|4|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| ''New'' |
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| [[1971 Danish general election|1971]] |
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| 45,979 |
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| 1.6% |
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| -0.4 |
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| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{decrease}} 4 |
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|- |
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| [[1973 Danish general election|1973]] |
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| 44,843 |
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| 1.5% |
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| -0.1 |
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| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{steady}} 0 |
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|- |
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| [[1975 Danish general election|1975]] |
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| 63,579 |
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| 2.1% |
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| +0.6 |
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| {{Composition bar|4|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{increase}} 4 |
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| [[1977 Danish general election|1977]] |
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| 83,667 |
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| 2.7% |
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| +0.6 |
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| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{increase}} 1 |
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|- |
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| [[1979 Danish general election|1979]] |
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| 116,047 |
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| 3.7% |
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| +1.0 |
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| {{Composition bar|6|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{increase}} 1 |
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|- |
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| [[1981 Danish general election|1981]] |
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| 82,711 |
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| 2.7% |
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| -1.0 |
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| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{decrease}} 1 |
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|- |
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| [[1984 Danish general election|1984]] |
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| 89,356 |
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| 2.7% |
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| 0.0 |
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| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{steady}} 0 |
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|- |
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| [[1987 Danish general election|1987]] |
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| 46,141 |
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| 1.4% |
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| -1.3 |
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| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{decrease}} 5 |
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|- |
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| [[1988 Danish general election|1988]] |
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| 20,303 |
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| 0.6% |
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| -0.7 |
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| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}} |
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| {{steady}} 0 |
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== Notes == |
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From 1984 to 1992 VS had a youth wing, ''[[Venstresocialisternes Ungdom]]''. |
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{{Notelist}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.venstresocialisterne.dk/ VS website] |
*[http://www.venstresocialisterne.dk/ VS website] |
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{{Danish political parties}} |
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[[Category:Political parties in Denmark]] |
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[[Category:1967 establishments in Denmark]] |
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[[Category:Defunct socialist parties in Denmark]] |
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[[Category:Political parties established in 1967]] |
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[[da:Venstresocialisterne]] |
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[[no:Venstresocialisterne]] |
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Revision as of 19:19, 15 September 2023
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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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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.
- ^ a b "Venstresocialisterne nedlægger sig selv". Politiken (in Danish). Ritzau. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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