Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)
| Red-Green Alliance Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne |
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| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Merger of | Left Socialists, Communist Party of Denmark, Socialist Workers Party, Communist Workers Party, independents |
| Headquarters | Studiestræde 24, 1 1455 København K |
| Youth wing | None, though cooperating with Socialist Youth Front |
| Ideology | Socialism, Anti-capitalism, Eco-socialism, Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left[1][2][3][4] |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left, European Anticapitalist Left |
| European Parliament Group | None |
| Official colours | Red |
| Parliament |
12 / 179
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| European Parliament |
0 / 13
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| Regions:[5] |
2 / 205
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| Municipalities:[6] |
14 / 2,468
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| Election symbol | |
| Ø | |
| Website | |
| http://www.enhedslisten.dk/ | |
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The Red-Green Alliance (Danish: Enhedslisten, literally The Unity List, abbreviated Enhl., Ø) is a socialist political party in Denmark.
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[edit] History
The party was formed in 1989 as an electoral alliance by three left-wing parties, Left Socialists (VS), Communist Party of Denmark (DKP) and Socialist Workers Party (SAP). Originally the plan was to unite these parties alongside the Green Party (De Grønne), Common Course and Humanist to form a broad-based progressive movement, but this did not materialize.[7] A fourth party, the Communist Workers Party (KAP), joined Enhedslisten in 1991. One year earlier the entrance of KAP was vetoed by DKP. KAP was dissolved in 1994.
Prior to the 2007 parliamentary election, the party enlisted Asmaa Abdol-Hamid, a candidate who identifies herself as a Muslim and a socialist.[8] She is endorsed by some imams, opposed by others (including those in Hizb-ut-Tahrir), wears an Islamic headscarf and will not shake hands with men.[9] These facts, and some of her statements regarding politics and religion, made her the target of much criticism from across the political spectrum. Prominent left wing figures also cited her candidacy as a reason for withdrawing their support from the party.[10] An anti-religious network was created within the party with the stated goal of turning the party into a solely atheist party with a materialist–Marxist basis.[11]
During the campaigning there was some speculation as to whether her candidacy would attract or repel voters.[12][13] The results of the election were 2.2% for the party, down from 3.4% in the 2005 parliamentary elections. Although not elected, Abdol-Hamid maintained that she had attracted voters to the party. The four seats won by the party went to Frank Aaen, Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, Line Barfod, and Per Clausen. Asmaa Abdol-Hamid was chosen as substitute for the frontrunner of Enhedslisten in the parliament.[citation needed]
In the 2011 parliamentary election, the party received 6.7% of the votes and went from 4 to 12 seats.
[edit] Membership
| 1992 | 1,082 | .... |
| 1993 | 999 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1,093 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 1,189 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 1,282 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 1,479 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 2,023 | +36.8% |
| 1999 | 1,968 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,945 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,992 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,366 | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 2,321 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,524 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 3,739 | +48.1% |
| 2006 | 4,127 | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 4,099 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,336 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4,373 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 5,111 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 7,885 | +54.3% |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ March, Luke (2008). Contemporary Far Left Parties in Europe. Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-86872-000-6. http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/ipa/05818.pdf.
- ^ Edwards, Geoffrey; Georg Wiessala (2000). The European Union: annual review 1998/1999. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 184. ISBN 9780631215981.
- ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Thomas C. Muller (1995). Political Handbook of the World 1994-95. CSA Publications. p. 234. ISBN 9780933199101.
- ^ London School of Economics and Political Science (1999). Government and opposition, Volume 34. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 73.
- ^ "AKVA3: Valg til regions råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. http://www.statistikbanken.dk/akva3. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. http://www.statistikbanken.dk/valgk3. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ http://www.enhedslisten.dk/enhedslistens-historie
- ^ Feminist, socialist, devout Muslim: woman who has thrown Denmark into turmoil, Guardian, May 16, 2007
- ^ Imamer anbefaler Asmaa, Kristeligt Dagblad, May 1, 2007
- ^ Kære Asmaa, Information, September 1, 2007
- ^ Religionskrig hos Enhedslisten, aalborg.dk, September 20, 2007
- ^ Asmaa kan sprænge Enh's partiliste i København, Politiken, November 2, 2007
- ^ Ekspert: Asmaa har skræmt marxisterne, Politiken, November 1, 2007
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Official website
- (English) Official website
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