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Samak

The Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Workers' Movement ( , , Norwegian , ), better known by its abbreviation SAMAK, is a social democratic European political alliance gathering parties and labour councils in 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.

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The Cooperation Committee of the Nordic Workers' Movement ( , , Norwegian , ), better known by its abbreviation SAMAK, is a social democratic European political alliance gathering parties and labour councils in 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.

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  1. date of formation: 1886 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1886". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371216836

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