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SAMAK

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Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Workers' Movement
Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté (Danish)
Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité (Bokmål)
Arbeidarrørsla si nordiske samarbeidskomité (Nynorsk)
Arbetarrörelsens nordiska samarbetskommitté (Swedish)
Pohjoismaiden työläisliikkeen yhteistyökomitea (Finnish)

AbbreviationSAMAK
PresidentMette Frederiksen[1]
General SecretaryAntti Rinne
Chair of the BoardKjersti Stenseng
Founded1886
HeadquartersYoungstorget 2, 0181 Oslo
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Nordic Council affiliationThe Social Democratic Group
Colours  Red
Nordic Council
24 / 87
Website
samak.info

The Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Workers' Movement (Danish: Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté, Finnish: Pohjoismaiden työläisliikkeen yhteistyökomitea, Norwegian Bokmål: Arbeiderbevegelsens nordiske samarbeidskomité, Swedish: Arbetarrörelsens nordiska samarbetskommitté), better known by its abbreviation SAMAK, is an alliance of social democratic parties and labour councils in the Nordic countries. SAMAK consists of all social democratic parties and trade union organisations in the Nordic countries, including in Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland. The current President of the Committee as of 2024 is Mette Frederiksen, the leader of the Social Democrats and Prime Minister of Denmark. Antti Rinne is the General Secretary, and Kjersti Stenseng the Chair of the Board.

The committee was formed during the first Scandinavian Workers' Congress in Gothenburg in 1886.

SAMAK holds a congress every four years, while the board meets four to six times per year.

Member organisations

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The red rose, a common symbol of social democracy. Nearly all member parties use the red rose as their logo or symbol.

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References

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  • Official website (in English)
  • "The Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement (SAMAK)". Party of European Socialists. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.