Future Left (Sweden)
Future Left Framtidens Vänster | |
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| Abbreviation | FV |
| Founders | Daniel RiazatLorena Delgado Varas |
| Founded | 5 December 2025 (5 December 2025) |
| Split from | Left Party |
| Ideology | Anti-capitalism[1]Anti-imperialismEco-socialismFeminismSocialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Red Purple |
| Riksdag | 2 / 349 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| County councils | 0 / 1,720 |
| Municipal councils | 1 / 12,614 [2] |
| Website | |
| framtidensvanster | |
Future Left (Swedish: Framtidens Vänster, FV) is a socialist political party and movement in Sweden launched on 5 December 2025 by members of Parliament (MP) Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas. Both founders left the Left Party earlier in 2025 following internal conflicts and the initiation of expulsion procedures against them.[3]
History
In 2025, the leadership of the Left Party initiated expulsion procedures against both Lorena Delgado Varas and Daniel Riazat. In Delgado Varas’ case, the dispute partly concerned a social media post that some internal critics claimed was antisemitic. No public source has demonstrated antisemitic intent, and Delgado Varas denied the accusation.[4]
Riazat stated publicly that the expulsion processes against both him and Delgado Varas were rooted in deeper political and organisational disagreements within the Left Party, including disputes over foreign policy, the question of Palestine, and internal democracy.[5] Both MPs left the Left Party in August 2025 and continued to sit in the Riksdag as independent members.[6]
Future Left was launched formally in December 2025. At the launch, the founders stated that the project aimed to build a broad grassroots movement and argued that established left-wing parties no longer represented a sufficiently radical or internationally solidaristic political line.[3] For the 2026 Swedish general election, their focus is on local elections of municipalities and regions, and not the Riksdag.[7]
Ideology
According to its official platform, Future Left describes itself as "a movement party for those who refuse to accept injustice", advocating socialism, feminism, anti-racism, anti-imperialism, decolonisation, and a just ecological transition.[1] The party additionally emphasises eco-socialism, anti-capitalism, anti-colonialism, and a revolutionary transformation of society, arguing that capitalism cannot be repaired but must be replaced through democratic, grassroots-driven system change.[1]
The party argues that Swedish society is shaped by structural injustice rooted in capitalism, patriarchy, racism, and colonial frameworks, calling for a fundamental reconstruction of the economic and political system. It holds that welfare, housing, energy, and essential resources should be democratically controlled, and that socialism, feminist politics, and anti-racism are inseparable components of the same struggle.[1]
The party identifies climate justice as inherently linked to class struggle and anti-colonial politics, advocating the dismantling of the fossil-fuel industry, large-scale public investment in green infrastructure, and democratic control over natural resources.[1] The party’s anti-imperialist line includes opposition to NATO, support for global liberation movements, ending all Swedish arms exports, and emphasising Sweden’s historical responsibility for colonial exploitation and its role in global inequality.[1] It is critical towards the arms industry, including Sweden's military aid to Ukraine.[7]
See also
References
- ^ abcdef"Vision – Framtidens Vänster". Framtidens Vänster. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^Wikman, Mats (5 December 2025). "Politisk vilde ställer upp med nytt parti i Sala" [Political independent runs with new party in Sala] (in Swedish). Sala Allehanda. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ abNilsson, Erik (5 December 2025). "Politiska vildar i riksdagen startar partiet Framtidens vänster" [Independents in the Riksdag start the party Future Left] (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^Hansson, Oscar (22 April 2025). "Lorena Delgado Varas (V) utreds inte efter antisemitisk bild" [Lorena Delgado Varas (V) is not investigated after antisemitic image] (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^Riazat, Daniel (23 August 2025). "Facebook post" (in Swedish). Facebook. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^Olsson, Miranda (25 August 2025). "V-ledamöter blir vildar" [V-representatives become independents]. Altinget.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ abGripenberg, Pia (5 December 2025). "Avhoppade V-politiker startar nytt parti" [Defected V politicians start new party]. DN (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
External links
- Framtidens Vänster(in Swedish)
