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Social democratic party group in the Nordic Council
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The Social Democratic Group Socialdemokratiska gruppen (Swedish)
Sosiaalidemokraattinen ryhmä (Finnish)
Socialdemokratisk gruppe (Danish)
Sosialdemokratisk gruppe (Norwegian)
Jafnaðarmannahópur (Icelandic)
AbbreviationS-Norden
ChairmanNorway Martin Kolberg
Vice chairDenmark Annette Lind
Founded5 October 2011
HeadquartersCopenhagen, Denmark
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Colours  Red
  Green
Nordic Council26 / 87
Website
s-norden.org

The Social Democratic Group is a social democratic party group in the Nordic Council, making up the largest group on the council. Their members come from all of the Nordic countries, and includes the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. Their main aims are sustainable development, tackling climate change, and reduction in inequality, concomitant with a robust welfare system. The group is strongly opposed to the privatisation of state assets.

Members

The member organizations of the Social Democratic Group are:

Country National party Nordic Council National MPs European MPs Status
# of seats Last election # of seats Last election # of seats Last election
 Åland Åland Social Democrats
(Ålands Socialdemokrater)
0 / 2 4 / 30 2023 0 / 2000 / 1 2019 0 / 14 2019 Opposition
 Denmark Social Democrats
(Socialdemokratiet)
4 / 16 50 / 175 2022 50 / 179 2022 3 / 14 2019 Government
 Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party
(Javnaðarflokkurin)
0 / 2 9 / 33 2022 1 / 1791 / 2 2022 Not in EU Government
 Finland Social Democratic Party
(Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue/
Finlands socialdemokratiska parti
)
4 / 18 43 / 200 2023 43 / 200 2023 2 / 14 2019 Opposition
 Greenland Forward
(Siumut)
1 / 2 10 / 31 2021 1 / 1791 / 2 2022 Not in EU Government
 Iceland Social Democratic Alliance
(Samfylkingin jafnaðarmannaflokkur Íslands)
1 / 7 15 / 63 2024 Not in EU Government
 Norway Labour Party
(Arbeiderpartiet/Arbeidarpartiet)
6 / 20 48 / 169 2021 Not in EU Government
 Sweden Social Democratic Workers' Party
(Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti)
7 / 20 107 / 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

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

European institutions

Organisation Institution Number of seats
 European Union European Parliament 10 / 705
European Commission 2 / 27
European Council
(Heads of Government)
2 / 27
Council of the European Union
(Participation in Government)
2 / 27
Committee of the Regions
 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

See also

References

  1. "NORDISK VELFÆRD - tryghed, lighed og socialt ansvar | S-Norden.org". s-norden.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. The Social Democrat Group on Nordic Council
European political alliances
European political parties
Other political alliances
Party groups in the Nordic Council
PACE political groups
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