Left Party (Sweden)
The Left Party (Swedish: Vänsterpartiet, V) is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, founded in 1917 following a split from the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party. The party has had many names throughout its history. In 1917 the party's name was Swedish Social Democratic Left Party (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska vänsterparti, SSV).
On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations. Moreover, the party opposes Swedish membership of the Euro and advocates increased public expenditure.
From 1998 to 2006, Vänsterpartiet was in an arrangement with the ruling Social Democrats and the Greens. Until then it also supported the Social Democratic minority government in the Swedish parliament, as well as in many of Sweden's counties and municipalities.
The Left Party is a member of the Nordic Green Left Alliance.
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