Left Alliance

The Left Alliance ( , , vas.) is a socialist political party in Finland. The Left Alliance was founded in 1990 as the chief successor of the left-wing Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). Although not as electorally successful as the SKDL, it has achieved some success, typically receiving around eight to ten percent of the vote in parliamentary elections. It has participated in five cabinets, most recently the Marin Cabinet from 2019 to 2023. It is socialist, and democratic socialist, and it supports the principles of eco-socialism. The Left Alliance is a member of the Nordic Green Left Alliance and an observer member of the Party of the European Left. The party newspaper is the monthly Kansan Uutiset. It provided the 2015 Government led by Sanna Marin with two ministers, Li Andersson as the Education Minister and Hanna Sarkkinen as the Minister of Social Affairs and Health. History The Left Alliance was founded by the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL), the majority of members of the waning Communist Party of Finland (SKP) and the Finnish Women's Democratic League (SNDL). It was later joined by the communist Democratic Alternative. The founding meeting was held in April 1990 in Helsinki, following the publishing of the April Declaration, which stated the party's ideals.