List of political parties in Sweden
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Political parties in Sweden lists political parties in Sweden.
Sweden has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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[edit] The parties
The letter or letters in brackets after each Swedish party name are the abbreviations commonly used for those parties in the Swedish media.
[edit] Parties in the Riksdag
Parties represented in the Parliament of Sweden (in alphabetic order):
- Centre Party (Centerpartiet) (c)
- Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) (kd)
- Green Party (Miljöpartiet de Gröna, literally: Environment Party the Greens) (mp)
- Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) (v)
- Liberal People's Party (Folkpartiet Liberalerna, literally: People's Party the Liberals) (fp)
- Moderate Party (Moderata samlingspartiet, literally: Moderate Coalition Party) (m)
- Swedish Social Democratic Party (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti, literally: Social Democratic Labour or Workers' Party of Sweden) (s)
Note: the four cabinet parties (the Centre Party, the Christian Democrats, the Liberal People's Party and the Moderate Party) have formed Alliance for Sweden.
[edit] Minor parties
- Centre Democrats (Centrumdemokraterna)
- Communist Party (Kommunistiska Partiet)
- Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti)
- European Worker's Party (Europeiska Arbetarpartiet)
- Feminist Initiative (Feministiskt initiativ) (fi)
- Healthcare Party (Sjukvårdspartiet) (svp)
- June List (Junilistan) (jl)
- Libertarian Party (Klassiskt liberala partiet)
- National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna)
- Norrbotten Party (Norrbottenspartiet)
- Pirate Party (Piratpartiet)(pp)
- Right-wing Party the Conservatives (Högerpartiet de konservativa)
- Socialist Party (Socialistiska Partiet)
- Socialist Justice Party (Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna)
- Communist League (Kommunistiska Förbundet)
- Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) (sd)
- Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party (Sveriges Pensionärers Intresseparti) (spi)
- National Socialist Front (Nationalsocialistisk Front) (NSF)
- Social Party (Sociala Partiet) (SP)
[edit] Local parties
- Alternative (Alternativet)
- Alvesta Alternative (Alvesta Alternativet)
- Axel Ingmar's List - Avesta Party (Axel Ingmars Lista - Avestapartiet)
- Berg Party (Bergspartiet)
- Bergas Bästa - partipolitiskt obunden lista
- Bopartiet
- Citizens Party: School - Health Care - Care (Medborgarpartiet: skola - vård - omsorg)
- Cooperation in Mullsjö (Samverkan i Mullsjö)
- Drevviken Party (Drevvikenpartiet)
- Fair Democracy (Rättvis Demokrati)
- Falu Party (Falupartiet)
- Folkhemmet i Hofors-Torsåker
- Free Democrats of Arjeplog (Arjeplogs Fria Demokrater)
- Free Norrland (Fria Norrland)
- Free Trade Party of Norrbotten (Norrbottens Frihandelsparti)
- Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden
- Future Party (Framtidspartiet)
- Future of Mullsjö (Mullsjös Framtid)
- Health Care for Everybody (Omsorg för Alla)
- Hedemora Party (Hedemorapartiet)
- Kiruna Party (Kirunapartiet)
- Kommunens Bästa - Ölandspartiet
- Laholm Party (Laholmspartiet)
- Left Democrats (Vänsterdemokraterna)
- Leisure Time Party (Fritidspartiet)
- Leksand Party (Leksandspartiet)
- Libertarian Municipal People (Frihetliga Kommunalfolket)
- Life Quality in the Municipality of Högsby (Livskvalité i Högsby Kommun)
- Mora Party (Morapartiet)
- Municipal List (Kommunlistan)
- Municipal Party VDM (Kommunpartiet VDM)
- Popular Movement for the Good of Borlänge (Folkrörelsen för Borlänges Bästa)
- Ronneby Party (Ronnebypartiet)
- Social List Active Politics (Sociala Listan Aktiv Politik)
- Solidarity - Work - Peace - Ecology (Solidaritet - Arbete - Fred - Ekologi)
- Stockholm Party (Stockholmspartiet)
- Stop E4 West - Culture Party (Stoppa E4 Väst - Kulturpartiet)
- Sölvesborg Party (Sölvesborgspartiet)
- Uddevalla Party (Uddevallapartiet)
- Vimmerby Party (Vimmerbypartiet)
- Voice of the People - VOX humana (Folkets röst - VOX humana)
- Youth List (Ungdomslistan)
- Älvdalen Party (Älvdalspartiet)
[edit] Historical
- Caps (Mössorna, 18th century)
- Hats (Hattarna, 18th century)
- Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden (Sverges Socialdemokratiska Vänsterparti, 1921-1923)
- Communist Party of Sweden - Höglund Faction (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti, 1924-1926)
- Socialist Party (Socialistiska Partiet, 1929-1945)
- Clerical People's Party (Kyrkliga Folkpartiet, 1930's)
- Left Socialist Party (Vänstersocialistiska Partiet, 1940-1963)
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (Revolutionära Socialistiska Partiet, 1950-1951)
- Communist Labour League of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetareförbund, 1956-1967)
- Communist League Marxist-Leninists/Communist Party of Sweden/Solidarity Party (Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna/Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti/Solidaritetspartiet, 1967-199?)
- Marxist-Leninist Struggle League for the Communist Party of Sweden (m-l) (Marxist-Leninistiska Kampförbundet, 1970-1981)
- Communist Unity Groups (Kommunistiska Enhetsgrupperna, 1975-1977)
- Communist Workers' League of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetarförbund, 1977-?)
- Communist Party of Sweden (marxist-leninists)/Communist Workers Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (marxist-leninisterna)/Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetarparti, 1980-1993)
- Communist Party in Sweden (Kommunistiska Partiet i Sverige, 1982-1993)
- The Marxists (Marxisterna, 1990's)
- New Democracy (Ny Demokrati, 1991-2000)
- National Socialist Workers Party (Nationalsocialistiska Arbetarpartiet, 1933-1945)
[edit] Joke Parties
- Donald Duck Party
- Ezenhemmer Plastic Bags and Child Rearing Utensils Party
- The Viking Party
- Cheaper Beer Party
[edit] See also
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