Common Course
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Common Course was a political party in Denmark, which held 4 seats in the Danish parliament Folketinget 1987-1988. It was officially formed in 1986, but it was built on several fractions of the Communist Party of Denmark
emerging in 1979 already. The party leader was Preben Møller Hansen, leader of the Danish sailors' organization, who was excluded from the Communist Party of Denmark
in 1979. He was known for his outspoken way of expressing himself, using a lot of swearwords, generalizations and anti-elitist statements. The party itself gathered both communists and left-wing socialists, united in an inveterate struggle against EU membership. Its official immigration policy was quite restrictive, contrary to other parties on the left. It actively supported communist regimes in the Soviet Union
and Cuba
(later also North Korea
) and Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi
in Libya
and was a collective member of organizations supporting these regimes.
At the elections in 1988
, the party achieved 1.9% of the votes, thereby failing to pass the 2% threshold. In an attempt to regain parliamentary representation, Common Course started cooperating with Mogens Glistrup
's right-wing Prosperity Party, causing many members to flee. The attempt failed, the party was dissolved in 2001, and members were recommended to join the Communist Party of Denmark
instead (member of the Red-Green Alliance
since 1991).
Current deputy Line Barfod
(Red-Green Alliance
) is a former member of Common Course and was chairperson of its youth wing 1984-1985 (before the actual formation of the party).
Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Party of Denmark is a communist political party in Denmark which was founded as Venstresocialistiske Parti in 1919. VSP was a split from the Danish Social Democratic Party. The party assumed its present name in 1920...
emerging in 1979 already. The party leader was Preben Møller Hansen, leader of the Danish sailors' organization, who was excluded from the Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Party of Denmark is a communist political party in Denmark which was founded as Venstresocialistiske Parti in 1919. VSP was a split from the Danish Social Democratic Party. The party assumed its present name in 1920...
in 1979. He was known for his outspoken way of expressing himself, using a lot of swearwords, generalizations and anti-elitist statements. The party itself gathered both communists and left-wing socialists, united in an inveterate struggle against EU membership. Its official immigration policy was quite restrictive, contrary to other parties on the left. It actively supported communist regimes in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
(later also North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
) and Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi or "September 1942" 20 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.He seized power in a...
in Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
and was a collective member of organizations supporting these regimes.
At the elections in 1988
Danish parliamentary election, 1988
Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 10 May 1988, just seven months after the last elections. Prime Minister Poul Schlüter chose to call for an election after the Conservative People's Party-led government fell short of a majority in a foreign policy issue after they failed to come to an...
, the party achieved 1.9% of the votes, thereby failing to pass the 2% threshold. In an attempt to regain parliamentary representation, Common Course started cooperating with Mogens Glistrup
Mogens Glistrup
Mogens Glistrup was a controversial Danish politician, lawyer, and member of the Danish parliament and founder of the Progress Party....
's right-wing Prosperity Party, causing many members to flee. The attempt failed, the party was dissolved in 2001, and members were recommended to join the Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Party of Denmark
Communist Party of Denmark is a communist political party in Denmark which was founded as Venstresocialistiske Parti in 1919. VSP was a split from the Danish Social Democratic Party. The party assumed its present name in 1920...
instead (member of the Red-Green Alliance
Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)
The Red-Green Alliance is a socialist political party in Denmark.- History :The party was formed in 1989 as an electoral alliance by three left-wing parties, Left Socialists , Communist Party of Denmark and Socialist Workers Party...
since 1991).
Current deputy Line Barfod
Line Barfod
Line Barfod is a member of the Folketing for Enhedslisten.Line Barfod is the daughter of retired assistant librarian Werner Brandstrup Andreasen and social worker Åse Barfod. Married to Klaus Hansen...
(Red-Green Alliance
Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)
The Red-Green Alliance is a socialist political party in Denmark.- History :The party was formed in 1989 as an electoral alliance by three left-wing parties, Left Socialists , Communist Party of Denmark and Socialist Workers Party...
) is a former member of Common Course and was chairperson of its youth wing 1984-1985 (before the actual formation of the party).