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). 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:
- Creating a socialist Denmark and working for the spread of socialism internationally;
- Unite left-wing cooperation and left-wing representation in the struggle against capitalism.
- Improve the danish welfare system.
- Ensure social justice.
- Spread social liberalism, empathy, and tolerance.
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 25 members. Also: The members of Parliament pay a part of their parliamentary salary to the party, such that their net income is comparable to that of a skilled worker.
The party is a founding member of ''The
European Anticapitalist Left '' (EACL) , cooperates with a number of international organizations, including ''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
