Green Party (Sweden)
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| Miljöpartiet de Gröna | |
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| Leader | Peter Eriksson Maria Wetterstrand (spokespersons) |
| Founded | December 6, 1981 |
| Headquarters | Prästgatan 18 A, Gamla stan, Stockholm |
| Political ideology | Green |
| International affiliation | Global Greens |
| European affiliation | European Greens |
| European Parliament group | Greens-EFA |
| Colour(s) | Green |
| Website | www.mp.se |
| See also the politics of Sweden series | |
The Green Party (Swedish: Miljöpartiet de Gröna, literally "Environment Party the Greens", and usually simply referred to in Sweden as Miljöpartiet: the "Environment Party") is a green political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1981 emerging out of the movement opposing nuclear power in a referendum held 1980. It won seats in the Parliament of Sweden for the first time in 1988, failed to enter in the following election in 1991, but returned again in 1994.
The Green Party is an environmentalist party that attracts young people. The party takes a strong stand against membership in the European Union and wants a new referendum on the issue. The Greens support a phasing-out of nuclear energy in Sweden and hope to replace it with alternative, environmentally friendly energy sources. Right now it's more to the left than to the right on the "Left-Right politics". But the party itself does not count itself as left, nor right.
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[edit] Party spokespersons
The party does not have a formalized leadership, instead having chosen a system with two party spokespersons (always one male and one female as a promotion of gender equality). The current spokespersons are Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand.
[edit] See also
- Green Youth (Sweden)
- Politics of Sweden
- Parliament of Sweden
- Elections in Sweden
- Referenda in Sweden
- Worldwide green parties
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| Political parties in Sweden | |
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| Represented in the Riksdag (349): | Social Democrats (130) • Moderate Party (97) • Centre Party (29) • Liberal People's Party (28) • Christian Democrats (24) • Left Party (22) • Green Party (19) |
| Represented in the European Parliament (19 out of 732): | Social Democrats (5) • Moderate Party (4) • Christian Democrats (2)1 • June List (2)1 • Left Party (2) • Centre Party (1) • Feminist Initiative (1)2 • Green Party (1) • Liberal People's Party (1)2 |
| Minor parties: | Sweden Democrats (2.93%) • Pirate Party (0.63%) • Senior Citizen Interest Party (0.52%) • Health Care Party (0.21%) |
| 1. Three MEPs were elected for the June List, but one defected to the Christian Democrats. 2. Two MEPs were elected for the Liberal People's Party, but one defected to Feminist Initiative. |
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