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{{short description|Confederation of Nordic social-democratic parties}}
{{short description|Confederation of Nordic social-democratic parties}}
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The '''Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement'''<ref name=PES>{{cite web|title=The Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement (SAMAK)|url=http://www.pes.eu/en/content/joint-committee-nordic-social-democratic-labour-movement-samak|publisher=Party of European Socialists|access-date=20 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130213063813/http://www.pes.eu/en/content/joint-committee-nordic-social-democratic-labour-movement-samak|archive-date=13 February 2013}}</ref> ({{lang-da|Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté}}; {{lang-no|Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité}}; {{lang-sv|Arbetarrörelsens nordiska samarbetskommitté}}; {{lang-fi|Työväenliikkeen pohjoismainen yhteistyökomitea}}), better known by its abbreviation '''SAMAK''', is an alliance of [[social democratic]] parties and [[labour council]]s in the [[Nordic countries]]. SAMAK consists of all social democratic parties and [[organized labour|trade union organisations]] in the Nordic countries, including in [[Greenland]], the [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Åland]]. The current President of the Committee as of 2021 is [[Jonas Gahr Støre]], the leader of the [[Labour Party (Norway)|Norwegian Labour Party]]. [[Jan-Erik Støstad]] is the General Secretary, and [[Kjersti Stenseng]] is Chair of the Board.
The '''Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement'''<ref name=PES>{{cite web|title=The Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement (SAMAK)|url=http://www.pes.eu/en/content/joint-committee-nordic-social-democratic-labour-movement-samak|publisher=Party of European Socialists|access-date=20 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130213063813/http://www.pes.eu/en/content/joint-committee-nordic-social-democratic-labour-movement-samak|archive-date=13 February 2013}}</ref> ({{lang-da|Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté}}; {{lang-no|Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité}}; {{lang-sv|Arbetarrörelsens nordiska samarbetskommitté}}; {{lang-fi|Työväenliikkeen pohjoismainen yhteistyökomitea}}), better known by its abbreviation '''SAMAK''', is an alliance of [[social democratic]] parties and [[labour council]]s in the [[Nordic countries]]. SAMAK consists of all social democratic parties and [[organized labour|trade union organisations]] in the Nordic countries, including in [[Greenland]], the [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Åland]]. The current President of the Committee as of 2021 is [[Jonas Gahr Støre]], the leader of the [[Labour Party (Norway)|Norwegian Labour Party]]. [[Jan-Erik Støstad]] is the General Secretary, and [[Kjersti Stenseng]] is Chair of the Board.



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The Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement[1] (Template:Lang-da; Template:Lang-no; Template:Lang-sv; Template:Lang-fi), better known by its abbreviation SAMAK, is an alliance of social democratic parties and labour councils in the Nordic countries. SAMAK consists of all social democratic parties and trade union organisations in the Nordic countries, including in Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland. The current President of the Committee as of 2021 is Jonas Gahr Støre, the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party. Jan-Erik Støstad is the General Secretary, and Kjersti Stenseng is Chair of the Board.

The committee was formed during the first Scandinavian Workers' Congress in Gothenburg in 1886.

SAMAK holds a congress every four years, while the board meets four to six times per year.

Member organisations

The red rose, a common symbol of social democracy. Nearly all member parties use the red rose as their logo or symbol.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "The Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement (SAMAK)". Party of European Socialists. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.