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{{about|the Danish party|similarly titled parties|Left Socialist Party (disambiguation)}}
[[Image:VS logo2.png|right|thumb|VS election campaign in support of the [[Unity List|Red-Green Alliance]]]]
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:''See also [[Left Socialist Party]] (Sweden), [[Left Socialist Party (Belgium)]] and [[Left Socialist-Revolutionaries]] (Russia).''
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'''Left Socialists''' ({{lang-da|Venstresocialisterne}}), a [[political party]] in [[Denmark]].
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| name = Left Socialists
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| colorcode = #E72240
| abbreviation = VS
| leader = Collective leadership
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| founded = {{start date|1967}}
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| 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
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| ideology = [[Socialism]]<br />[[Revolutionary socialism]]<br />[[Anti-capitalism]]
| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
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[[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>


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.
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>

VS members of parliament were respected and are well remembered for their principled positions and their striking personalities. The VS is most remembered for its part in the anti-nuclear movement that led to the Danish government banning nuclear energy and for its ambitious energy proposals.

VS was represented by the letter "Y" on the electoral ballots. VS works on what it calls a 'undogmatic revolutionary and marxist basis'.

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.

From 1984 to 1992 VS had a youth wing, ''[[Venstresocialisternes Ungdom]]''.


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 ==
== Election results ==
{| class=wikitable
{|class="wikitable"
!Election !!Seats!!Percent
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| Date
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1968|1968]]||align=right|4||align=right| 2.0%
! colspan="3"| Votes
! colspan="2"| Seats
|-
|-
! #
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1971|1971]]||align=right|0||align=right| 1.6%
! %
! ± pp
! #
! ±
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1973|1973]]||align=right|0||align=right| 1.5%
| [[1968 Danish general election|1968]]
| 57,184
| 2.0%
| +2.0
| {{Composition bar|4|179|hex=#C00418}}
| ''New''
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1975|1975]]||align=right|4||align=right| 2.1%
| [[1971 Danish general election|1971]]
| 45,979
| 1.6%
| -0.4
| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{decrease}} 4
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1977|1977]]||align=right|5||align=right| 2.7%
| [[1973 Danish general election|1973]]
| 44,843
| 1.5%
| -0.1
| {{Composition bar|0|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1979|1979]]||align=right|6||align=right| 3.7%
| [[1975 Danish general election|1975]]
| 63,579
| 2.1%
| +0.6
| {{Composition bar|4|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{increase}} 4
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1981|1981]]||align=right|5||align=right| 2.7%
| [[1977 Danish general election|1977]]
| 83,667
| 2.7%
| +0.6
| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1984|1984]]||align=right|5||align=right| 2.7%
| [[1979 Danish general election|1979]]
| 116,047
| 3.7%
| +1.0
| {{Composition bar|6|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1987|1987]]||align=right|0||align=right| 1.4%
| [[1981 Danish general election|1981]]
| 82,711
| 2.7%
| -1.0
| {{Composition bar|5|179|hex=#C00418}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
|[[Danish parliamentary election, 1988|1988]]||align=right|0||align=right| 0.6%
| [[1984 Danish general election|1984]]
| 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==
==External links==
*[http://www.venstresocialisterne.dk/ VS website]
*[http://www.venstresocialisterne.dk/ VS website]


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Latest revision as of 19:19, 15 September 2023

This article is about the Danish party. For similarly titled parties, see Left Socialist Party (disambiguation).

Left Socialists
Venstresocialisterne
AbbreviationVS
LeaderCollective leadership
Founded1967 (1967)
Dissolved8 September 2013 (2013-09-08)[a]
Split fromSocialist People's Party
Succeeded byRed-Green Alliance
HeadquartersGriffenfeldsgade 41
2200 Copenhagen N
NewspaperSolidarity
Youth wingSocialistisk Ungdoms Forum (1967–1971)
Venstresocialisternes Ungdom (1984–1992)
IdeologySocialism
Revolutionary socialism
Anti-capitalism
Political positionFar-left
Election symbol
Y
VS election campaign in support of the Red-Green Alliance

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[edit]

Date Votes Seats
# % ± pp # ±
1968 57,184 2.0% +2.0
4 / 179
 New
1971 45,979 1.6% -0.4
0 / 179
 Decrease 4
1973 44,843 1.5% -0.1
0 / 179
 Steady 0
1975 63,579 2.1% +0.6
4 / 179
 Increase 4
1977 83,667 2.7% +0.6
5 / 179
 Increase 1
1979 116,047 3.7% +1.0
6 / 179
 Increase 1
1981 82,711 2.7% -1.0
5 / 179
 Decrease 1
1984 89,356 2.7% 0.0
5 / 179
 Steady 0
1987 46,141 1.4% -1.3
0 / 179
 Decrease 5
1988 20,303 0.6% -0.7
0 / 179
 Steady 0

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Venstresocialisterne nedlægger sig selv". Politiken (in Danish). Ritzau. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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