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In 1970 a Stalinist faction based in Göteborg broke away and formed KFML(r) . In 1973 KFML took the name Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (Communist Party of Sweden), the old party name of VPK. In 1980 SKP suffered another split, when a group of critics were expelled on the issue of China . The expelled formed a new party, '' Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (Marxist-Leninisterna) ''. The 80's meant crisis for SKP. They were divided on the issue of the new leadership in China. Vietnam , which had meant so much in the solidarity work of KFML/SKP, and Cambodia , "their" ally, had started war at each other. And SKP, who had succeeded in getting famous in Swedish politics, hadn't been able to expand and get more than fractions of a percent in votes. From 1982 and onwards, they supported the Social Democrats in the national elections. Many members, both leaders and base militants left the movement. The party became seriously ideologically disoriented. Röd Ungdom (Red youth) was the youth league of SKP. It published a magazine called Rödluvan (Little Red Ridinghood). The 4th congress of the party was held June 16 - 17 1984 . Roland Pettersson was elected chairman. In the 1985 elections the party won representation in the municipal councils in Gällivare (1 seat), Mariestad (2 seats), Vallentuna (1 seat), Laxå , Vadstena and Sigtuna (2 seats). In at the 5th congress of the party October 31 - November 2 1986 SKP changed its name to Solidaritetspartiet (The Solidarity Party), and adopted a non-communist programme. The new name was registered on November 28 . It is probable that the name was inspired by the Polish Solidarity movement, as the party supported their struggle. There was a small section who wanted to keep the old name. There were also other, alternative proposals, such as ''Demokratiska Socialister'' (the runner-up proposal), ''Sveriges Socialistiska Vänsterparti'' and ''Sveriges Revolutionära Socialister''. The name of the party publication was changed to ''Solidaritets-Gnistan'' and became a triweekly. The Mariestad branch of the party, which had municipal representation, broke with the and formed Municipal Left . The Mariestad branch had objected to the decision by the congress to remove the ban on local organizations to receive government financing. The 5th congress elected the following central committee:
In the 1988 elections, the party contested the municipal elections in Sigtuna and Vallentuna . In Laxå party took part in the elections as Municipal Left (''Kommunal Vänster''), on the list "'' VPK /Kommunal Vänster''" a cooperation between the party and VPK . In Katrineholm , the party contested on the list of "'' VPK-Kommunal Vänster ''", together with VPK , SP and independents. In Hammarö it contested on the list of "'' Vänsterpartiet Kommunisterna/Kommunal Vänster ''". In Gällivare the party contested on the lists of United Socialists . At the time of the elections a youth was formed in Vallentuna, Solidarity Party Youth League (SPUF). In Vallentuna the vore-share increased from 414 to 596 (4.7%). The party got two seats, and Norell and Wicksell became municipal councillors. In Sigtuna the seat of the party was retained, and the vote-share increased from 300 to 350. The party lost its municipal representation in Gällivare. 'VPK/Kommunal Vänster' won five seats in Laxå. In Hammarö 'VPK/Kommunal Vänster' won three seats. 'VPK-Kommunal Vänster' failed to win any seat in Katrineholm. Ahead of the party congress in November 4 - 5 1989 the central committee had proposed that the party be disbanded. By this time the party had only a handfull of functioning local units, and there was a strong trend towards dissolving the national organization and let the local units continue to function on the municipal left in cooperation with other forces. The congress did however not aprove that suggestion. The congress also decided that ''Solidaritets-Gnistan'' would cease to function as an external publication. The congress elected the following central committee:
In the new central committee 4 out of 11 members came from Vallentuna. The congress also decided that another congress would convene in the summer of 1990 to decide the future of the party. The last issue of ''Solidaritets-Gnistan'' was published on December 13 1989 . By 1990 the party ceased to function as a nationwide party. The party transformed into an entirely municipal party in Vallentuna. Solidaritetspartiet ran in the municipal elections in Vallentuna until 1994, when they got 6% and 3 seats. They did not run in the 1998 elections. It's unclear whether the party still exists, but it's at least registered with the Swedish authorities. |
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