The Socialist People's Party (

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: ''Sosialistisk Folkeparti'') was a splinter group of the

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(DNA) founded in 1961. SF was principally dissatisfied with the pro-

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external policies of DNA. A group centered on the magazine ''Orientering'' had been expelled from DNA. The party merged into the Socialist Left Party in 1976."Sosialistisk Folkeparti"
''Store norske leksikon''. 07 October 2011.

History

In the mid-1960s the youth organization of SF, Socialist Youth League (''Sosialistisk Ungdomsfylking''), started moving towards revolutionary Marxism, leading to a split in 1969. The SUF broke away, renamed itself SUF(m-l) and launched the Workers' Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (which merged with the

Red Electoral Alliance Red Electoral Alliance ( nb, Rød Valgallianse, nn, 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 itse ...

in 2007 to launch the new Red Party). Following the split, Socialist People's Youth (''Sosialistisk Folkepartis Ungdom'') became the new SF youth wing. SF lost parliamentary representation in 1969, but in 1972 a DNA MP, Arne Kielland, joined SF. SF was the driving force behind the formation of

Socialist Electoral League The Socialist Left Party of Norway ( no, Sosialistisk Venstreparti or SV) was founded in 1975. Its history shows a long-term rise in political influence, resulting in part from its emergence from older left-wing parties, especially the Socialist ...

, which later emerged into Socialist Left Party. SV can be seen as the direct successor of the SF.

Parliamentary election results

SF party leaders

*1961-1969 :

Knut Løfsnes Knut Ingolf Løfsnes (22 December 1918 – 5 January 1996) was a Norwegian resistance member, politician and lawyer. He was a central leader of the clandestine organization XU during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, leading the mid-No ...

*1969-1971 :

Torolv Solheim Torolv Solheim (7 November 1907, Radøy – 23 May 1995) was a Norwegian educator, essayist, resistance member and politician. He was originally a politician for the Communist Party of Norway, later a member of the Norwegian Labour Party ...

*1971-1973 :

Finn Gustavsen Finn Gustavsen (22 April 1926 in Drammen – 20 July 2005) was a Norwegian socialist politician active from 1945 to the late 1970s. He was noted for his uncompromising style and willingness to take contrarian stands. Gustavsen was born into a mi ...

*1973-1975 : Stein Ørnhøi

References

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