Socialist Left Party

The Socialist Left Party (Dutch: Socialistische Linkse Partij) is a leftist political party in Brunant, usually considered to be far-left. The party is considered the furthest left of all represented political parties in Brunant. Due to the SLP's radicalness, it is typically left out of government coalitions. At present, the Socialist Left Party is the sixth largest party in Brunant.

Communist Party
The origins of the SLP begin in 1919 with the foundation of the Communist Party by Maarten Dolmatoff. This was an alliance of various communist and socialists in support of Lenin and the Soviet Union. Dolmatoff ran for president in the 1928 elections, winning by a 1% vote margin and propelling the party to prominence. However, due to the economic downtown, he narrowly lost, by a 3% margin, in the 1934 elections. After Dolmatoff left as party chairman in 1935 the Communists lost most support and the party did not seriously compete in elections. After World War II, there was increased support for leftist parties, however, this coupled with a distrust of communism. This led to the reform of the Communist Party and the creation of the Socialist Left Party of Brunant.

Socialist Left Party
In 1953, the Communist Party was reformed into the Socialist Left Party. Under recently selected chairman David Wijk, the party began a campaign to earn the support of workers and laborers around the country. Support was quickly regained, though the party was never able to capture the presidency again.

After a defeat in the 1982 elections, the SLP shifted further towards the left in an attempt to return to its roots. An advertising campaign, billing it as "democratic socialism" reignited the power of the party. Despite the rather successful attempt, a strengthening Social Democratic Party took away some supporters during the late 1980s, though the support was regained during the 1990s. In the most recent elections, the SLP won 7% of the popular vote, resulting in one Senate seat and four House seats.