The Social Democratic Group
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Abbreviation | S-Norden |
---|---|
Chairman | Martin Kolberg |
Vice chair | Annette Lind |
Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Colours | Red Green |
Nordic Council | 26 / 87 |
Website | |
s-norden.org | |
The Social Democratic Group is a social democratic party group on the Nordic Council, making up the largest group on the council. Their members come from all of the Nordic countries, and including the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. Their main aims are sustainable development, the tackling climate change, and reduction in inequality, concomitant with a robust welfare system. The group is strongly opposed to the privatisation of state assets.[1]
Members
The member organizations of the Social Democratic Group are:[2]
Country | National party | National MPs | European MPs | Status | ||||
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# of seats | Last election | # of seats | Last election | # of seats | Last election | |||
Åland | Åland Social Democrats (Ålands Socialdemokrater) |
4 / 30
|
2023 | 0 / 200 0 / 1
|
2019 | 0 / 14
|
2019 | Opposition |
Denmark | Social Democrats (Socialdemokratiet) |
50 / 175
|
2022 | 50 / 179
|
2022 | 3 / 14
|
2019 | Government |
Faroe Islands | Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) |
9 / 33
|
2022 | 1 / 179 1 / 2
|
2022 | Not in EU | Government | |
Finland | Social Democratic Party (Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue/ Finlands socialdemokratiska parti) |
43 / 200
|
2023 | 43 / 200
|
2023 | 2 / 14
|
2019 | Opposition |
Greenland | Forward (Siumut) |
10 / 31
|
2021 | 1 / 179 1 / 2
|
2022 | Not in EU | Government | |
Iceland | Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin jafnaðarmannaflokkur Íslands) |
6 / 63
|
2021 | Not in EU | Opposition | |||
Norway | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet/Arbeidarpartiet) |
48 / 169
|
2021 | Not in EU | Government | |||
Sweden | Social Democratic Workers' Party (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti) |
107 / 349
|
2022 | 5 / 20
|
2019 | Opposition |
In the European Parliament, the MEPs of the member parties are part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats parliamentary group.
Elected representatives of Member Parties
European institutions
Organisation | Institution | Number of seats |
---|---|---|
European Union | European Commission | 2 / 27
|
European Council (Heads of Government) |
2 / 27
| |
Council of the European Union (Participation in Government) |
2 / 27
| |
European Parliament | 10 / 751
|
See also
References
- ^ "NORDISK VELFÆRD - tryghed, lighed og socialt ansvar | S-Norden.org". s-norden.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ The Social Democrat Group on Nordic Council
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