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'''Left Socialists''' ({{lang-da|Venstresocialisterne}}) was a [[political party]] in [[Denmark]]. VS works on what it calls a 'undogmatic revolutionary and Marxist basis'. |
'''Left Socialists''' ({{lang-da|Venstresocialisterne}}) was a [[political party]] in [[Denmark]]. VS works on what it calls a 'undogmatic revolutionary and Marxist basis'. |
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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=http://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> VS was represented by the letter "Y" on the electoral ballots. VS members of parliament were respected and are well remembered for their principled positions and their striking personalities.{{cn|date=October 2011}} 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.{{cn|date=October 2011}} From 1984 to 1992 VS had a youth wing, ''[[Venstresocialisternes Ungdom]]''. |
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=http://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> VS was represented by the letter "Y" on the electoral ballots. VS members of parliament were respected and are well remembered for their principled positions and their striking personalities.{{cn|date=October 2011}} 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.{{cn|date=October 2011}} From 1984 to 1992 VS had a youth wing, ''[[Venstresocialisternes Ungdom]]''. |
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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 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. |
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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- See also Left Socialist Party (Sweden), Left Socialist Party (Belgium) and Left Socialist-Revolutionaries (Russia).
Left Socialists (Danish: Venstresocialisterne) was a political party in Denmark. VS works on what it calls a 'undogmatic revolutionary and Marxist basis'.
It was formed in 1967 as a split from the Socialist People's Party (SF).[1] VS was represented by the letter "Y" on the electoral ballots. VS members of parliament were respected and are well remembered for their principled positions and their striking personalities.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] From 1984 to 1992 VS had a youth wing, Venstresocialisternes Ungdom.
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 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 | Seats | Percent |
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1968 | 4 | 2.0% |
1971 | 0 | 1.6% |
1973 | 0 | 1.5% |
1975 | 4 | 2.1% |
1977 | 5 | 2.7% |
1979 | 6 | 3.7% |
1981 | 5 | 2.7% |
1984 | 5 | 2.7% |
1987 | 0 | 1.4% |
1988 | 0 | 0.6% |
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.