was formed, and was the social-democratic party of Norway until 1918, when it broke with demo- cratic, and recognised also non-parliamentary, tactics. In 1920 the Norwegian Agrarian Party was formed, with a marked conservative tendency. A new labour party, the Norwegian Social- Democratic Party, was formed in 1921, on account of the fact that the Labour Party had that year joined the Moscow International. However, the Norwegian Labour Party was excluded from the Moscow International in 1923 because it was too «independent». Since that time the Norwegian Labour Party has not been a member of any international organisation. On the Labour Party being excluded from the Moscow International (1923), the Norwegian Communist Party was formed that year in adherence to the Moscow International. In 1927 the Norwegian Labour Party and the new Social-Democratic Party were again united into one party. This party is not affiliated to any of the international labour organisations. Two parties, Det frisinnede folkeparti (the Liberal People’s Party) formed in 1909, and Det radikale folkeparti (the Radical People’s Party) formed in 1900, are both small parties, the former having mainly co-operated with the Conservatives and the latter with the Liberals. In some constituen- cies they have sought election as independent parties. 48