Left Party (Sweden)

The Left Party (, V) is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, founded in 1917 following a split from the Swedish Social Democratic Party. The party has had many names throughout its history. In 1917 the party's name was Swedish Social Democratic Left Party (, SSV). It became the Communist Party of Sweden in 1921, the Left Party-Communists in 1967, and adopted its current name in 1990.