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{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
|country=Norway
|country=Norway
|name = Red Electoral Alliance
|name = Red Electoral Alliance
|native_name = Rød Valgallianse
|native_name = Rød Valgallianse
|logo = [[Image:Rv-logo.jpg|150px]]
|logo = Rv-logo.jpg
|logo_size = 150px
|leader = [[Torstein Dahle]]
|leader = [[Torstein Dahle]]
|foundation = 1973
|foundation = 1973
|dissolved = 2007
|dissolved = 2007
|ideology = [[Revolutionary socialism]],<br>[[Communism]],<br>[[Marxism-Leninism]]
|ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
|[[Revolutionary socialism]]
|membership = 1,400 ''(2002)''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.klassekampen.no/artikler/nyheter/29429/article/item/null|work=Klassekampen|title=Frp firedoblet medlemstallet|first=Espen|last=Løkeland-Stai|date=10 October 2002}}</ref>
|[[Marxism]]
|international = ''None''
|[[Democratic socialism]] <small>(from 1991)</small><ref>[http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/filer/parti/H1255.html Basic Principles of the Red Electoral Alliance] (Norwegian)</ref>
|membership = 1,400 ''(2002)''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.klassekampen.no/artikler/nyheter/29429/article/item/null|work=Klassekampen|title=Frp firedoblet medlemstallet|first=Espen|last=Løkeland-Stai|date=10 October 2002|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717135445/http://www.klassekampen.no/artikler/nyheter/29429/article/item/null|archivedate=17 July 2011}}</ref>
}}
|international =
|european = [[The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements]] (observer)
|european = [[The European Alliance of EU-critical Movements]] (observer)
|position = [[Far-left]]
|position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] to [[Far-left politics|far-left]]
|youth_wing = [[Red Youth (Norway)|Rød Ungdom]]
|youth_wing = [[Red Youth (Norway)|Rød Ungdom]]
|successor = [[Red (Norway)|Red]]
|successor = [[Red Party (Norway)|Red Party]]
|colours = Red
|colours = Red
|colorcode = #FF0000
|colorcode = #FF0000
|headquarters = Osterhausgate 27<br>[[Oslo]]
|headquarters = Osterhausgate 27<br />[[Oslo]]
|website = [http://roedt.no/ Official Website]
|website = [http://roedt.no/ Official Website]
}}
}}
'''Red Electoral Alliance''' ({{lang-nb|Rød Valgallianse}}, {{lang-nn|Raud Valallianse}}, RV) was an alliance of far-left groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote [[revolutionary socialism]] ideals into the [[Storting|Norwegian parliament]]. The party dissolved itself on 10 March 2007, when it participated in the founding of a new party, [[Red (Norway)|Red]] (Rødt).
'''Red Electoral Alliance''' ({{langx|nb|Rød Valgallianse}}, {{langx|nn|Raud Valallianse}}, RV) was an alliance of far-left groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote [[revolutionary socialism]] ideals into the [[Storting|Norwegian parliament]]. The party dissolved itself on 10 March 2007, when it participated in the founding of a new party, [[Red (Norway)|Red]] (Rødt).


Raud Ungdom or [[Rød Ungdom (Norway)|Rød Ungdom]] (Red Youth) was their youth organization.
Raud Ungdom or [[Rød Ungdom (Norway)|Rød Ungdom]] (Red Youth) was their youth organization.
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==History==
==History==


While it was formed in 1973 as an election front for the [[AKP-ml|Worker's Communist Party (marxist-leninist)]] (in Norwegian: ''Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (m-l), AKP(ml)''), the Red Electoral Alliance became an independent party in 1991, and after that, it scrapped many [[Leninism|Leninist]] ideas. It remained a revolutionary party that, promoting an ideology based upon [[Marxism]].
While it was formed in 1973 as an election front for the [[Workers' Communist Party (Norway)|Worker's Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist)]] ({{langx|no|Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (m-l), AKP(ml)}}), the Red Electoral Alliance became an independent party in 1991, and after that, it scrapped many [[Leninism|Leninist]] ideas. It remained a revolutionary party that, promoting an ideology based upon [[Marxism]].


From 1993 to 1997, [[Erling Folkvord]] represented RV in [[Storting]]et, the Norwegian parliament. In 1997 the party got their highest recorded percentage of votes, with 1.7%. In spite of this, Folkvord lost his seat and no new seats were won.
From 1993 to 1997, [[Erling Folkvord]] represented RV in [[Storting]]et, the Norwegian parliament. In 1997, the party got their highest recorded percentage of votes, with 1.7%. In spite of this, Folkvord lost his seat and no new seats were won.


[[Torstein Dahle]], an economist at [[Bergen University College]], was elected leader in 2003 and re-elected in March 2005. Following the [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|2005 election]] it was clear that their work to regain their place in the parliament had failed. They received 1.2% of the national total of votes. It was clear that in order to be represented in parliament, they had to win a large share of votes in [[Hordaland]] or [[Oslo]]. However their best result was 3.4% in [[Hordaland]].
[[Torstein Dahle]], an economist at [[Bergen University College]], was elected leader in 2003 and re-elected in March 2005. Following the [[2005 Norwegian parliamentary election|2005 election]] it was clear that their work to regain their place in the parliament had failed. They received 1.2% of the national total of votes. It was clear that in order to be represented in parliament, they had to win a large share of votes in [[Hordaland]] or [[Oslo]]. However their best result was 3.4% in [[Hordaland]].


On 10 March 2007 the party dissolved itself, as it fusioned with the AKP into a new party, [[Red (Norway)|Red]], with Dahle as its leader. Due to Norwegian election laws, the name Red Electoral Alliance was kept for the 2007 local elections. The party currently has 57 representatives in town halls nationwide.
On 10 March 2007, the party dissolved itself, as it merged with the AKP into a new party, [[Red (Norway)|Red]], with Dahle as its leader. Due to Norwegian election laws, the name Red Electoral Alliance was kept for the 2007 local elections. The party currently has 57 representatives in town halls nationwide.


==Party leaders==
==Party leaders==
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! +/–
! +/–
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1973|1973]]
! [[1973 Norwegian parliamentary election|1973]]
| 9,360
| 9,360
| 0.43
| 0.43
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|
|
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1977|1977]]
! [[1977 Norwegian parliamentary election|1977]]
| 14,515
| 14,515
| 0.63
| 0.63
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| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1981|1981]]
! [[1981 Norwegian parliamentary election|1981]]
| 17,844
| 17,844
| 0.72
| 0.72
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| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1985|1985]]
! [[1985 Norwegian parliamentary election|1985]]
| 14,818
| 14,818
| 0.57
| 0.57
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| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1989|1989]]
! [[1989 Norwegian parliamentary election|1989]]
| *22,139
| *22,139
| *0.83
| *0.83
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| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1993|1993]]
! [[1993 Norwegian parliamentary election|1993]]
| 26,360
| 26,360
| 1.07
| 1.07
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| {{increase}} 1
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 1997|1997]]
! [[1997 Norwegian parliamentary election|1997]]
| '''43,252
| '''43,252'''
| '''1.67
| '''1.67'''
| {{Composition bar|0|165|hex=Darkred}}
| {{Composition bar|0|165|hex=Darkred}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001|2001]]
! [[2001 Norwegian parliamentary election|2001]]
| 30,015
| 30,015
| 1.18
| 1.18
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| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
|-
! [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|2005]]
! [[2005 Norwegian parliamentary election|2005]]
| 32,355
| 32,355
| 1.23
| 1.23
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{no icon}} [http://www.rv.no/ Rød Valgallianse (Red Electoral Alliance)] - Official web site
*{{in lang|no}} [http://www.rv.no/ Rød Valgallianse (Red Electoral Alliance)] - Official web site
*{{no icon}} [http://www.sosialisme.no/ Rød Ungdom (Red Youth)] - Official site of the youth party
*{{in lang|no}} [http://www.sosialisme.no/ Rød Ungdom (Red Youth)] - Official site of the youth party
*[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg/val_2007/resultat/?type=parti&id=rv#valresultat Election results for RV in the 2007 local elections]
*[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/innenriks/valg/val_2007/resultat/?type=parti&id=rv#valresultat Election results for RV in the 2007 local elections]
{{Red (Norway)}}
{{Red (Norway)}}


[[Category:Political party alliances in Norway]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1973]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2007]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Norway]]
[[Category:Communist parties in Norway]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Communist parties in Norway]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Norway]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2007]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1973]]
[[Category:Political party alliances in Norway]]
[[Category:Red Party (Norway)]]
[[Category:Workers' Communist Party (Norway)]]

Latest revision as of 05:55, 29 October 2024

Red Electoral Alliance
Rød Valgallianse
LeaderTorstein Dahle
Founded1973
Dissolved2007
Succeeded byRed Party
HeadquartersOsterhausgate 27
Oslo
Youth wingRød Ungdom
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
European affiliationThe European Alliance of EU-critical Movements (observer)
ColoursRed
Website
Official Website

Red Electoral Alliance (Bokmål: Rød Valgallianse, Nynorsk: Raud Valallianse, RV) was an alliance of far-left groups formed into a Norwegian political party to promote revolutionary socialism ideals into the Norwegian parliament. The party dissolved itself on 10 March 2007, when it participated in the founding of a new party, Red (Rødt).

Raud Ungdom or Rød Ungdom (Red Youth) was their youth organization.

History

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While it was formed in 1973 as an election front for the Worker's Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (Norwegian: Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (m-l), AKP(ml)), the Red Electoral Alliance became an independent party in 1991, and after that, it scrapped many Leninist ideas. It remained a revolutionary party that, promoting an ideology based upon Marxism.

From 1993 to 1997, Erling Folkvord represented RV in Stortinget, the Norwegian parliament. In 1997, the party got their highest recorded percentage of votes, with 1.7%. In spite of this, Folkvord lost his seat and no new seats were won.

Torstein Dahle, an economist at Bergen University College, was elected leader in 2003 and re-elected in March 2005. Following the 2005 election it was clear that their work to regain their place in the parliament had failed. They received 1.2% of the national total of votes. It was clear that in order to be represented in parliament, they had to win a large share of votes in Hordaland or Oslo. However their best result was 3.4% in Hordaland.

On 10 March 2007, the party dissolved itself, as it merged with the AKP into a new party, Red, with Dahle as its leader. Due to Norwegian election laws, the name Red Electoral Alliance was kept for the 2007 local elections. The party currently has 57 representatives in town halls nationwide.

Party leaders

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1 Until 1979, the leader of AKP was also the leader of RV.

Parliamentary election results

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Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/–
1973 9,360 0.43
0 / 155
1977 14,515 0.63
0 / 155
Steady 0
1981 17,844 0.72
0 / 155
Steady 0
1985 14,818 0.57
0 / 157
Steady 0
1989 *22,139 *0.83
0 / 165
Steady 0
1993 26,360 1.07
1 / 165
Increase 1
1997 43,252 1.67
0 / 165
Decrease 1
2001 30,015 1.18
0 / 165
Steady 0
2005 32,355 1.23
0 / 169
Steady 0

*: In 1989 RV participated in an electoral alliance with other groups called County Lists for Environment and Solidarity.

References

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  1. ^ Basic Principles of the Red Electoral Alliance (Norwegian)
  2. ^ Løkeland-Stai, Espen (10 October 2002). "Frp firedoblet medlemstallet". Klassekampen. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
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