The (''Enhedslisten, lit. Unity List'') is a
Left-wing Political Party in
Denmark . The party was formed as an electoral alliance in
1989 by three left-wing parties,
Left Socialists (VS),
Communist Party Of Denmark (DKP) and
Socialist Workers Party (SAP). All these three parties maintain separate structures within Enhedlisten. 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 .
Enhedslisten has since developed into an independent party based on individual membership. The founding parties have no official say within Enhedslisten. A majority of its currents members don't have a past in one of the founding parties. The party cooperates closely with the
Socialist Youth Front .
The party entered
Folketinget , the Danish parliament, for the first time in
1994 . The party is generally considered the left-most party in parliament. In the
2005 Danish Parliamentary Elections got 114.123 votes (3,4%) and has 6 out of 179 seats, making it one of the minor political parties. The party has never been part of a Danish government. Its current deputies are Jørgen Arbo-Bæhr,
Line Barfod , Per Clausen, Rune Lund,
Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil and
Frank Aaen .
The party's objects clause may be summarized as:
- Create a socialist democracy in Denmark and internationally;
- Unite left-wing cooperation and left-wing representation in the Danish Parliament.
Key issues for the party are to:
- Strengthen personal freedom through increased equality and expansion of democracy;
- Work for good job settings, education, social security, and Ecological reorganization;
- Create a global, grass-roots alliance against exploitation and suppression of the poor.
The party opposes Danish membership of the
European Union and
NATO .
A unique organizational feature is that the party has no chairman, but is lead by an executive committee consisting of 21 members. Also: The members of Parliament pay a part of their parliamentary salary to the party, such that their net income is comparable to a skilled worker.
The party cooperates with a number of international organizations, including ''The
European Anticapitalist Left '' (EACL), ''The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements'' (TEAM), and ''The New European Left Forum'' (NELF), and is an observer to the
Party Of The European Left
