The Danish communist party (DKP) was never that big outside of intellectual, artistic and activist circles. They became relatively popular right after WWII because of their role in the anti-fascist resistance movement but were quickly beat back into obscurity by cold war propaganda. And by "relatively popular" I mean they got 12,5 percent of the votes in the 1945 election. They were never in a position to challenge the social democrats as the main workers' party.
When the Soviet Union collapsed and the DKP lost its subsidies the party imploded into what is basically a glorified study circle. Their newspaper (which had a reputation for being dull and badly written) was closed. Public figures left for greener pastures in other and more "moderate" parties. Public activities and electoral efforts were taken over by The Red-Green Alliance, a coalition of small socialist parties that quickly evolved into a kind of demsoc party.
The Danish communist party (DKP) was never that big outside of intellectual, artistic and activist circles. They became relatively popular right after WWII because of their role in the anti-fascist resistance movement but were quickly beat back into obscurity by cold war propaganda. And by "relatively popular" I mean they got 12,5 percent of the votes in the 1945 election. They were never in a position to challenge the social democrats as the main workers' party.
When the Soviet Union collapsed and the DKP lost its subsidies the party imploded into what is basically a glorified study circle. Their newspaper (which had a reputation for being dull and badly written) was closed. Public figures left for greener pastures in other and more "moderate" parties. Public activities and electoral efforts were taken over by The Red-Green Alliance, a coalition of small socialist parties that quickly evolved into a kind of demsoc party.