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Socialist Left Party (Norway)
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The Socialist Left Party (Norwegian: Sosialistisk Venstreparti, SV;Northern Sami: Sosialisttalaš Gurutbellodat) is a democratic socialist political party in Norway.[1] Positioned on the left-wing of the political spectrum,[2] it is opposed to European Union and the European Economic Area membership.[3][4][5] SV supports a strong public sector, stronger social welfare programs, environmentalism, and republicanism.[6][7] As of 2018, the party had 11,385 members;[8][needs update] the number has steadily increased since a low point in 2015. The party leader is Kirsti Bergstø, who was elected on 18 March 2023[9][10]
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Abbreviation | SV |
Leader | Kirsti Bergstø |
Parliamentary leader | Audun Lysbakken |
Founded | 16 March 1975 |
Preceded by | Socialist Electoral League |
Headquarters | Hagegata 22, Oslo |
Youth wing | Socialist Youth |
Membership (2018) | ![]() |
Ideology | |
Political position | Left-wing |
European affiliation | Nordic Green Left Alliance |
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Slogan | For de mange – ikke for de få ("For the Many – Not the Few") |
Storting | 13 / 169 |
County Councils | 34 / 574 |
Municipal Councils | 484 / 9,344 |
Sami Parliament | 0 / 39 |
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The party was founded in 1973 as the Socialist Electoral League, an electoral coalition with the Communist Party of Norway, 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 Communities (which later became the European Union) and of NATO.[11][12][13] SV calls for a stronger public sector, a mixed economy, and a strengthening of the social welfare net. While advocating democratic socialism, the party also increasingly profiles itself as a supporter of feminism[14] and environmentalism through eco-socialism.[1]
In the 2005 Norwegian parliamentary election, SV became a governing party for the first time, participating in the red–green coalition with the Labour Party and the Centre Party; before that, it was frequently turned down by the Labour Party. SV was reduced to the seventh-largest party following the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election, in its worst election on record, but bounced back in the 2017[9][10] and 2021 parliamentary elections, although it remained both times at the opposition.[15]