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Nordic Green Left Alliance

*Nordisk grön vänster* (Swedish)
*Pohjoismaiden vihreän vasemmiston liitto* (Finnish)
*Nordisk Grønne Venstre Alliance* (Danish)
*Nordisk Grønt Venstre Allianse* (Norwegian)
*Norræna vinstri-græna bandalagið* (Icelandic)
Nordic Green Left Alliance Nordisk grön vänster (Swedish); Pohjoismaiden vihreän vasemmiston liitto (Finnish); Nordisk Grønne Venstre Alliance (Danish); Nordisk Grønt Venstre Allianse (Norwegian); Norræna vinstri-græna bandalagið (Icelandic)
Abbreviation	NGLA (English); NGV (Swedish);
General Secretary	Mia Haglund [fi]
Founded	1 February 2004
Ideology	Democratic socialism; Eco-socialism; Popular socialism; Socialism; Environmentalism; Feminism; Progressivism;
Political position	Left-wing
European affiliation	ELA, NTP!, EGP
European Parliament group	The Left, Greens-EFA
Colours	Green; Crimson
Nordic Council	11 / 87
Website
	nordicgreenleft.com
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The Nordic Green Left Alliance (Swedish: Nordisk grön vänster, Finnish: Pohjoismaiden vihreän vasemmiston liitto, Danish: Nordisk Grønne Venstre Alliance Norwegian: Nordisk Grønt Venstre Allianse, Icelandic: Norræna vinstri-græna bandalagið; 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.^[1]

History

Members

The member organisations of NGLA are:^[2]

Country	National party	Nordic Council	National MPs				European MPs		European affiliation
Country	National party	Nordic Council	# of seats	Last election	# of seats	Last election	# of seats	Last election	European affiliation
Denmark Folketing	Green Left (Socialistisk Folkeparti)	1 / 16	15 / 175	2022	15 / 179	2022	3 / 15	2024	G/EFA (EGP)
	Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne)	1 / 16	9 / 175		9 / 179		1 / 15		Left (NTP–ELA)
	The Alternative (Alternativet)	1 / 16	6 / 175		6 / 179		0 / 15		None
Faroe Islands Løgting	Republic (Tjóðveldi)	1 / 2	6 / 33	2022	0 / 179 0 / 2	2022	Not in EU
Finland Eduskunta	Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto/Vänsterförbundet)	1 / 18	11 / 200			2023	3 / 15	2024	Left (NTP–ELA)
Greenland Inatsisartut	Community of the People (Inuit Ataqatigiit)	1 / 2	12 / 31	2021	1 / 179 1 / 2	2022	Not in EU
Iceland Althing	Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin-grænt framboð)	1 / 7	8 / 63			2021	Not in EU
Norway Storting	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	2 / 20	13 / 169			2021	Not in EU
Norway Storting	Red Party (Rødt)	1 / 20	8 / 169			2021	Not in EU
Sweden Riksdag	Left Party (Vänsterpartiet)	1 / 20	24 / 349			2022	2 / 21	2024	Left (NTP–ELA)

Most of the member parties of NGLA have not joined the Party of the European Left (the Finnish Left Alliance and the Danish Red-Green Alliance being a recent exception), 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. The Irish Sinn Féin, the Basque EH Bildu, the Dutch Party for the Animals and the German Party Human Environment Animal Welfare have also joined the NGL.

Elected representatives of Member Parties

European institutions

Organisation	Institution	Number of seats
European Union	European Parliament	9 / 705
	European Commission	0 / 27
	European Council (Heads of Government)	0 / 27
	Council of the European Union (Participation in Government)	1 / 27
	Committee of the Regions
Council of Europe	Parliamentary Assembly	3 / 306

References

^ "Hele Nordatlanten med i den venstregrønne alliance" [The whole North Atlantic now part of the Left-Green Alliance]. Nordic Council (in Danish). 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ "Nordic Green Left". Nordic Council. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[1] "Hele Nordatlanten med i den venstregrønne alliance" [The whole North Atlantic now part of the Left-Green Alliance]. Nordic Council (in Danish). 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[2] "Nordic Green Left". Nordic Council. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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+| website          = {{url|nordicgreenleft.com}}
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-The '''Nordic Green Left Alliance''' ({{lang-sv|Nordisk grön vänster}}, {{lang-fi|Pohjoismaiden vihreän vasemmiston liitto}}, {{lang-da|Nordisk Grønne Venstre Alliance}} {{lang-no|Nordisk Grønt Venstre Allianse}}, {{lang-is|Norræna vinstri-græna bandalagið}}; '''NGLA''') is an alliance of [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] [[Left-wing politics|left-wing parties]], 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norden.org/fi/ajankohtaista/uutiset/hele-nordatlanten-med-i-den-venstregroenne-alliance |title=Hele Nordatlanten med i den venstregrønne alliance |language=da |trans-title=The whole North Atlantic now part of the Left-Green Alliance |website=[[Nordic Council]] |date=12 May 2009 |access-date=3 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313213706/http://www.norden.org/fi/ajankohtaista/uutiset/hele-nordatlanten-med-i-den-venstregroenne-alliance |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+The '''Nordic Green Left Alliance''' ({{langx|sv|Nordisk grön vänster}}, {{langx|fi|Pohjoismaiden vihreän vasemmiston liitto}}, {{langx|da|Nordisk Grønne Venstre Alliance}} {{langx|no|Nordisk Grønt Venstre Allianse}}, {{langx|is|Norræna vinstri-græna bandalagið}}; '''NGLA''') is a [[Left-wing politics|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norden.org/fi/ajankohtaista/uutiset/hele-nordatlanten-med-i-den-venstregroenne-alliance |title=Hele Nordatlanten med i den venstregrønne alliance |language=da |trans-title=The whole North Atlantic now part of the Left-Green Alliance |website=[[Nordic Council]] |date=12 May 2009 |access-date=3 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313213706/http://www.norden.org/fi/ajankohtaista/uutiset/hele-nordatlanten-med-i-den-venstregroenne-alliance |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 == History ==
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 == Members ==
 The member organisations of NGLA are:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.norden.org/en/organisation/nordic-green-left |title=Nordic Green Left |website=[[Nordic Council]] |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
-Most of the member parties of NGLA have not joined the [[Party of the European Left]] (the Finnish Left Alliance and [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|the Danish Red-Green Alliance]] being a recent exception), but NGLA participates in EL events as an observer.
-In the [[European Parliament]], the [[Member of the European Parliament|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. The Irish [[Sinn Féin]], the Basque [[EH Bildu]], the Dutch [[Party for the Animals]] and the German [[Human Environment Animal Protection|Party Human Environment Animal Welfare]] have also joined the NGL.
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 |-
-! rowspan=2|Country !! rowspan=2|National party !! colspan=4|National MPs !! colspan=2|European MPs
+! rowspan=2|Country !! rowspan=2|National party !! rowspan="2" |Nordic Council !! colspan=4|National MPs !! colspan=2|European MPs !! rowspan="2" |{{tooltip|European<br />affiliation}}
 |-
 ! # of seats !! Last election !! # of seats !! Last election !! # of seats !! Last election
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 | rowspan="3" |{{flagu|Denmark}}<br />{{lang|da|Folketing}}
 | [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Green Left]]<br />({{lang|da|Socialistisk Folkeparti}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|16|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | {{Composition bar|15|175|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | rowspan="3"|[[2022 Danish general election|2022]]
 | {{Composition bar|15|179|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | rowspan="3"|[[2022 Danish general election|2022]]
-| {{Composition bar|2|14|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| {{Composition bar|3|15|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
-| rowspan="3" |[[2019 European Parliament election in Denmark|2019]]
+| rowspan="3" |[[2024 European Parliament election in Denmark|2024]]
+| [[Greens–European Free Alliance|G/EFA]] ([[European Green Party|EGP]])
 |-
 | [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]]<br />({{lang|da|Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|16|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | {{Composition bar|9|175|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | {{Composition bar|9|179|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
-| {{Composition bar|1|14|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| {{Composition bar|1|15|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| [[The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL|Left]] ([[Now the People|NTP]]–[[European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet|ELA]])
 |-
 | [[The Alternative (Denmark)|The Alternative]]<br />({{lang|da|Alternativet}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|16|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | {{Composition bar|6|175|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | {{Composition bar|6|179|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
-| {{Composition bar|0|14|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| {{Composition bar|0|15|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| ''None''
 |-
 | {{flagu|Faroe Islands}}<br />{{lang|fo|Løgting}}
 | [[Republic (Faroe Islands)|Republic]]<br />({{lang|fo|Tjóðveldi}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|2|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | {{Composition bar|6|33|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | [[2022 Faroese general election|2022]]
 | {{Composition bar|0|179|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}<small>{{Composition bar|0|2|hex=Lightgrey}}</small>
 | [[2022 Danish general election|2022]]
-| colspan=2 style="text-align:centre;" |''Not in EU''
+| colspan=3 style="text-align:centre;" |''Not in EU''
 |-
 | {{flagu|Finland}}<br />{{lang|fi|Eduskunta}}
 | [[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]]<br />({{lang|fi|Vasemmistoliitto}}/{{lang|sv-FI|Vänsterförbundet}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|18|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | colspan=3|{{Composition bar|11|200|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | [[2023 Finnish parliamentary election|2023]]
-| {{Composition bar|1|14|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| {{Composition bar|3|15|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
-| [[2019 European Parliament election in Finland|2019]]
+| [[2024 European Parliament election in Finland|2024]]
+| [[The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL|Left]] ([[Now the People|NTP]]–[[European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet|ELA]])
 |-
 | {{flagu|Greenland}}<br />{{lang|kl|Inatsisartut}}
 | [[Inuit Ataqatigiit|Community of the People]]<br />({{lang|kl|Inuit Ataqatigiit}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|2|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | {{Composition bar|12|31|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | [[2021 Greenlandic general election|2021]]
 | {{Composition bar|1|179|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}<small>{{Composition bar|1|2|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}</small>
 | [[2022 Danish general election|2022]]
-| colspan=2 style="text-align:centre;" |''Not in EU''
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 |-
 | {{flagu|Iceland}}<br />{{lang|is|Althing}}
 | [[Left-Green Movement]]<br />({{lang|is|Vinstrihreyfingin-grænt framboð}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|7|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | colspan=3|{{Composition bar|8|63|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | [[2021 Icelandic parliamentary election|2021]]
-| colspan=2 style="text-align:centre;" |''Not in EU''
+| colspan=3 style="text-align:centre;" |''Not in EU''
 |-
 | rowspan="2"|{{flagu|Norway}}<br />{{lang|no|Storting}}
 | [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]]<br />({{lang|no|Sosialistisk Venstreparti}})
+| {{Composition bar|2|20|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | colspan=3|{{Composition bar|13|169|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | rowspan="2"|[[2021 Norwegian parliamentary election|2021]]
-| rowspan="2"colspan=2 style="text-align:centre;" |''Not in EU''
+| rowspan="2"colspan=3 style="text-align:centre;" |''Not in EU''
 |-
 | [[Red Party (Norway)|Red Party]]<br />({{lang|no|Rødt}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|20|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | colspan=3|{{Composition bar|8|169|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 |-
 | {{flagu|Sweden}}<br />{{lang|sv|Riksdag}}
 | [[Left Party (Sweden)|Left Party]]<br />({{lang|sv|Vänsterpartiet}})
+| {{Composition bar|1|20|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | colspan=3|{{Composition bar|24|349|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 | [[2022 Swedish general election|2022]]
-| {{Composition bar|1|20|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| {{Composition bar|2|21|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
-| [[2019 European Parliament election in Sweden|2019]]
+| [[2024 European Parliament election in Sweden|2024]]
+| [[The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL|Left]] ([[Now the People|NTP]]–[[European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet|ELA]])
 |}
+Most of the member parties of NGLA have not joined the [[Party of the European Left]] (the Finnish Left Alliance and [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|the Danish Red-Green Alliance]] being a recent exception), but NGLA participates in EL events as an observer.
+In the [[European Parliament]], the [[Member of the European Parliament|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. The Irish [[Sinn Féin]], the Basque [[EH Bildu]], the Dutch [[Party for the Animals]] and the German [[Human Environment Animal Protection|Party Human Environment Animal Welfare]] have also joined the NGL.
 == Elected representatives of Member Parties ==
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 !Organisation !! Institution !! Number of seats
 |-
-| rowspan=4 | {{Flagu|European Union}} || [[European Commission]] || {{Composition bar|0|28|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| rowspan=5 | {{EU}} || [[European Parliament]] || {{Composition bar|9|{{SeatCountInstitutionsInEurope|EP}}|hex={{party color|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 |-
-| [[European Council]]<br /><small>(Heads of Government)</small> || {{Composition bar|0|27|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| [[European Commission]] || {{Composition bar|0|{{SeatCountInstitutionsInEurope|EC}}|hex={{party color|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 |-
-| [[Council of the European Union]]<br /><small>(Participation in Government)</small> || {{Composition bar|1|27|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| [[European Council]]<br /><small>(Heads of Government)</small> || {{Composition bar|0|{{SeatCountInstitutionsInEurope|EUCO}}|hex={{party color|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 |-
-| [[European Parliament]] || {{Composition bar|5|705|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+| [[Council of the European Union]]<br /><small>(Participation in Government)</small> || {{Composition bar|1|{{SeatCountInstitutionsInEurope|COEU}}|hex={{party color|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 |-
+| [[Committee of the Regions]] ||
-| {{flag|Council of Europe}} || [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe|Parliamentary Assembly]] || {{Composition bar|3|324|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
+|-
+| {{flag|Council of Europe}} || [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe|Parliamentary Assembly]] || {{Composition bar|3|{{SeatCountInstitutionsInEurope|PACE}}|hex={{party colour|Nordic Green Left Alliance}}}}
 |}
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 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
+{{notelist}}
 {{EU_politics}}
 [[Category:Nordic Green Left Alliance| ]]
 [[Category:Political parties established in 2004]]
-[[Category:Pan-European political parties]]
+[[Category:European political alliances]]
 [[Category:Eurosceptic parties]]
 [[Category:Party groups in the Nordic Council]]

v t e European political alliances
European political parties	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party Europe of Sovereign Nations (party) European Christian Political Movement European Conservatives and Reformists Party European Democratic Party European Free Alliance European Green Party European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet European People's Party Party of European Socialists Party of the European Left Patriots.eu
Other political alliances	Alliance for Peace and Freedom Animal Politics EU Central-Eastern European Green Left Alliance Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 Europe–Democracy–Esperanto European Anti-Capitalist Left European Communist Action European Federalist Party European Pirate Party Free Palestine Party Liberal South East European Network Now the People! Volt Europa
Party groups in the Nordic Council	Centre Group Conservative Group Nordic Freedom Nordic Green Left Alliance The Social Democratic Group (SAMAK)
PACE political groups	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group Unified European Left Group
Former European parties	Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe Alliance for Europe of the Nations Alliance for Peace and Freedom Alliance of European National Movements Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe Coalition pour la vie et la famille European Alliance for Freedom Europeans United for Democracy Libertas.eu Movement for a Europe of Liberties and Democracy
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