Pål Steigan
Norwegian writer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pål Steigan (born 31 May 1949) is a Norwegian writer and politician, best known as founder of the newspaper Klassekampen and the website Steigan.no. He was leader of the Maoist Workers' Communist Party, AKP (m-l) from 1975 to 1984, and co-leader of the Red Electoral Alliance (RV) until 1979.[1][2] Both parties were small fringe parties that were never represented in parliament during his tenure. He co-founded Klassekampen as a monthly periodical in 1969, and during his leadership AKP developed the periodical into a newspaper in 1977. He later founded the alternative news website Steigan.no that is described by mainstream Norwegian media as a platform of Russian propaganda, conspiracy theories, racism and transphobia.[3][4][5]
Pål Steigan | |
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Leader of the Workers' Communist Party | |
In office 1975–1984 | |
Preceded by | Sigurd Allern |
Succeeded by | Kjersti Ericsson |
Leader of the Red Electoral Alliance | |
In office 1975–1979 | |
Preceded by | Sigurd Allern |
Succeeded by | Hilde Haugsgjerd |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-05-31) 31 May 1949 (age 75) Oslo, Norway |
Other political affiliations | Workers' Communist Party Red Electoral Alliance |
Residence(s) | Oslo, Norway |