The Nordic Green Left Alliance (; ; ; ; ; NGLA) is a left-wing party group in the Nordic Council, founded in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 1 February 2004. Initially founded by five parties representing Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, in 2009 two other parties from Greenland and the Faroe Islands joined the NGLA.
History
In the 1950s to 1970s, the Danish Socialist People's Party (F), the Norwegian Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Swedish Left Party – the Communists (VPK) were formed. These parties traced back to the old communist parties and were similar to eurocommunist parties in Western Europe. Similarly, the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Icelandic People's Alliance became eurocommunist.
After the 1995 enlargement of the European Union, European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) was formed. In 2002, the People's Movement against the EU (N, which was backed by the Red–Green Alliance) left the Europe of Democracies and Diversities and joined GUE/NGL. Their ally, the June Movement, was only a member for a few months through Jens Okking before joining N like the Swedish June List, most of their MEPs were part of the Independence/Democracy group. Margrete Auken (F) did not join GUE/NGL opting for Greens-EFA instead in 2004. In 2009, the Faroe Republic and the Greenlandic Inuit Ataqatigiit were accepted as members.
Members The member organisations of NGLA are: Country National party Nordic Council National MPs European MPs # of seats Last election # of seats Last election # of seats Last election Green Left() 2022 2026 2024 G/EFA (EGP) Red-Green Alliance() Left (NTP–ELA) The Alternative() None Republic() 2026 2026Not in EU Left Alliance(/) 2023 2024 Left (NTP–ELA) Community of the People() 2025 2026Not in EU Left-Green Movement() 2024Not in EU Socialist Left Party(/) 2025Not in EU Red Party(//) Left Party() 2022 2024 Left (NTP–ELA) Most of the member parties of NGLA have not joined the Party of the European Left, but NGLA participates in EL events as an observer.
In the European Parliament, the MEP of the Swedish Left Party, the Danish Red-Green Alliance and the Finnish Left Alliance are part of The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL parliamentary group, whilst the Danish Socialist People's Party MEP is a member of the Greens–European Free Alliance group.
Elected representatives of Member Parties
European institutions Organisation Institution Number of seats European Parliament European Commission European Council(Heads of Government) Council of the European Union(Participation in Government) Committee of the Regions Parliamentary Assembly
See also The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL Nordic Council
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