Socialist Left Party (Norway)
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Socialist Left Party
Sosialistisk Venstreparti |
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| Abbreviation | SV |
| Leader | Audun Lysbakken |
| Parliamentary leader | Audun Lysbakken |
| Founded | 16 March 1975 |
| Preceded by | Socialist Electoral League |
| Headquarters | Akersgata 35, Oslo |
| Youth wing | Socialist Youth |
| Membership (2010) | 9,422 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Eco-socialism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | Nordic Green Left Alliance |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours |
Red and Green |
| Storting |
7 / 169
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| County Councils |
28 / 728
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| Municipal Councils |
359 / 10,781
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| Sami Parliament |
0 / 39
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| Website | |
| www.sv.no | |
The Socialist Left Party (Norwegian: Sosialistisk Venstreparti, Northern Sami: Sosialistalas Gurutbellodat) or SV, is a democratic socialistpolitical party in Norway.
At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election and remained so until 2013. In 2005, the party became a governing party for the first time, participating in the Red-Green Coalition with the Labour Party and the Centre Party; before that, SV was frequently turned down by the Labour Party. Following the 2013 election, the party was reduced to the seventh largest party and became a part of the opposition.
The party was founded in 1973 as the Socialist Electoral League, an electoral coalition with the Communist Party, Socialist People's Party, Democratic Socialists – AIK and independent socialists. In 1975, the coalition was turned into a unified political party. The party was largely founded as a result of the foreign policies prevalent at the time, with the socialists being opposed to Norwegian membership of the European Union (then known as the European Economic Community) and NATO. While currently having the official ideology of democratic socialism, the party also increasingly profiles itself as a supporter of feminism and environmentalism. It calls for a stronger public sector, more government involvement in the economy and a strengthening of the social welfare net. Since 1987, the moderate faction of the party has held the leading positions.
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