Red Party (Norway)

The Red Party is a socialist and communist political party in Norway, founded in 2007. It is a Marxist party which has been described as left-wing and far-left. The party has been led by Marie Sneve Martinussen since 2023. 

Across the country, the Red Party has 193 municipal delegates and 20 county council representatives. It was the biggest party to lose a seat in the 2013 parliamentary election. With 2.4% of the vote and its first-ever seat in the Storting, the party was able to enter Parliament in the 2017 election. The last time a far-left party held a seat in the Storting was in 1993, when the Red Electoral Alliance, the party's predecessor, did so. In 2021, the party won 4.6% of the vote and eight seats in parliament. In 2025, it won 5.3% of the vote and nine seats in parliament, its best performance in its history. 

 Ideology 
The Red Party is generally considered to be a democratic socialist, Marxist and communist political party. It is strongly anti-capitalist.

 Social issues 
The party is strongly progressive in its views towards LGBTQ+ rights, women's rights and tackling racism. 

 Economic issues 
The party strongly supports the Nordic model and higher taxes on the wealthy to tackle continuing economic inequality in Norway. 

 Foreign policy 
Although the party is internationalist, it opposes the European Union and also supports Norway withdrawing from NATO. It also supports Ukraine and Norway's recognition of Palestine. 

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