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{{about|the Danish party|similarly titled parties|Left Socialist Party (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| name = Left Socialists
| name = Left Socialists
| native_name = Venstresocialisterne
| colorcode = Red
| native_name_lang =
| foundation = 1967
| logo = Logo of the Left Socialists.png
| ideology = [[Socialism]]<br>[[Revolutionary socialism]]<br>[[Anti-capitalism]]<br>[[Hard Euroscepticism]]
| 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
| country = Denmark
| footnotes =
}}
}}
[[File:VS logo2.png|right|thumb|VS election campaign in support of the [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]]]]
[[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>
:''See also [[Left Socialist Party]] (Sweden), [[Left Socialist Party (Belgium)]] and [[Left Socialist-Revolutionaries]] (Russia).''
'''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}}


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>
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>


On 8 September 2013, the Left Socialists disbanded, explaining they did not want to be a "party within the party".<ref name=":0" />
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 last congress in 1998 the Left Socialists transformed itself from a party to an association. Since then, VS concentrates most of its work towards building of the Red-Green Alliance. It still publishes ''Solidaritet'' (Solidarity) and maintains a website, but except for that it has little activity of its own.


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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==
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==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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