Nordic Green Left Alliance
| Nordic Green Left Alliance | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | February 1, 2004 |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism, Eco-socialism, Environmentalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red, Green |
| Website | |
| www.nordic-green-left-alliance.org | |
The Nordic Green Left Alliance (NGLA) is an alliance of Nordic left-wing parties, founded in Reykjavík, Iceland on February 1, 2004.
Members
The member organizations of NGLA are:
| Country | National party | National MPs | European MPs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of seats | Last election | # of seats | Last election | # of seats | Last election | ||
 Denmark |
Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) |
16 / 175 |
2011 | 6 / 179 |
2011 | 1 / 13 |
2014 |
 Faroe Islands |
Republic (Tjóðveldi) |
6 / 33 |
2011 | 0 / 179 0 / 2 |
2011 | ||
 Finland |
Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto/Vänsterförbundet) |
14 / 200 |
2011 | 1 / 13 |
2014 | ||
 Greenland |
Community of the People (Inuit Ataqatigiit) |
11 / 31 |
2013 | 1 / 179 1 / 2 |
2011 | ||
 Iceland |
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin-grænt framboð) |
7 / 63 |
2013 | ||||
 Norway |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) |
7 / 169 |
2013 | ||||
 Sweden |
Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) |
21 / 349 |
2014 | 1 / 20 |
2014 | ||
Most of the member parties of NGLA have not joined the Party of the European Left (the Finnish Left Alliance being a recent exception), but NGLA participates in EL events as an observer. In the European Parliament, the MEPs of the Swedish Left Party and of the Finnish Left Alliance are part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left parliamentary group, whilst the Danish Socialist People's Party MEP is member of the Greens-EFA group.
Elected representatives of Member Parties
European institutions
| Organisation | Institution | Number of seats |
|---|---|---|
 European Union | European Commission | 0 / 27 |
| European Union | European Council (Heads of Government) | 0 / 27 |
| European Union | Council of the European Union (Participation in Government) | 2 / 27 |
| European Union | European Parliament | 3 / 751 |
| Organisation | Institution | Number of seats |
|---|---|---|
| Council of Europe | Parliamentary Assembly | 3 / 318 |