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This article lists political parties in Sweden.
Sweden has a multi-party system with numerous political 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.
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.
Parties with official representation
Parties with representation in the Riksdag and/or European Parliament:
Name | Ideology | MPs | MEPs | Membership | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swedish Social Democratic Party Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti |
S | Social democracy[1] | 113 | 5 | 103,027 (2009)[2] | |
Moderate Party Moderata samlingspartiet |
M | Liberal conservatism[3] | 84 | 3 | 55,612[4] | |
Sweden Democrats Sverigedemokraterna |
SD | Right-wing populism,[5] National conservatism[6] | 49 | 2 | 10,000 (2013)[7] | |
Green Party Miljöpartiet de Gröna |
MP | Green politics[8] | 25 | 4 | 10,635 (2009)[9] | |
Centre Party Centerpartiet |
C | Liberalism,[10][11] Agrarianism[10][11] | 22 | 1 | 37,340 (2009)[2] | |
Left Party Vänsterpartiet |
V | Socialism,[12] Feminist politics[12] | 21 | 1 | 8,706 (2009)[2] | |
Liberals Liberalerna |
L | Liberalism,[13] Social liberalism[14] | 19 | 2 | 17,875 (2009)[2] | |
Christian Democrats Kristdemokraterna |
KD | Christian democracy,[15] Conservatism | 16 | 1 | 22,320 (2009)[2] | |
Feminist Initiative Feministiskt initiativ |
FI | Feminist politics | 0 | 1 | 22, 240 |
Other parties
- Pirate Party (Piratpartiet) (PP) – represented in the European Parliament 2009–2014.
- June List (Junilistan) (jl) – represented in the European Parliament 2004–2009
Note: Any party having broken the 1% threshold in the last two EU-parliament or Riksdag elections respectively will have their ballots printed and distributed by the authorities.[16]
Minor parties
- Direktdemokraterna (Direct democratic party)
- Centre Democrats (Centrumdemokraterna)
- Christian Values Party (Kristna Värdepartiet)
- Classical Liberal Party, (Klassiskt Liberala Partiet) (KLP)
- Communist Party (Kommunistiska Partiet)
- Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti)
- European Worker's Party (Europeiska Arbetarpartiet)
- Health Care Party (Sjukvårdspartiet) (svp)
- Nordic Resistance Movement (Nordiska Motståndsrörelsen)
- Right-wing Party the Conservatives (Högerpartiet de konservativa)
- Socialist Party (Socialistiska Partiet)
- Socialist Justice Party (Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna)
- Communist League (Kommunistiska Förbundet)
- Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party (Sveriges Pensionärers Intresseparti) (spi)
- Social Party (Sociala Partiet) (SP)
- The New Swedes (DPNS)
- The Free Party of Sweden (Partiet De Fria) (PDF)
- Unique Party (Unika partiet)
- Unity (Enhet)
- Liquor Party (Spritpartiet)
- Will of the People Party (Folkets Vilja)
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
- Botkyrkapartiet
- 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)
- Leisure Time Party (Fritidspartiet)
- Leksand Party (Leksandspartiet)
- Libertarian Municipal People (Frihetliga Kommunalfolket)
- Lidingöpartiet
- 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)
- The Island Party (Öpartiet)
- Uddevalla Party (Uddevallapartiet)
- Vimmerby Party (Vimmerbypartiet)
- Voice of the People - VOX humana (Folkets röst – VOX humana)
- Youth List (Ungdomslistan)
- Åsele Party (Åselepartiet)
- Älvdalen Party (Älvdalspartiet)
- Öpartiet (The Island Party)
- Örebro Party (Örebropartiet)
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, 1930s)
- National Socialist Workers Party (Nationalsocialistiska Arbetarpartiet, 1933–1945)
- 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, 1990s)
- New Democracy (Ny Demokrati, 1991–2000)
- National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, 2001-2014)
- Party of the Swedes (Svenskarnas Parti, 2008-2015)
Joke parties
See also
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- Politics of Sweden
- List of political parties by country
- European Union
- European Parliament
- County Councils of Sweden
- Municipalities of Sweden
- Liberalism and centrism in Sweden
- List of Swedish politicians
References
- ↑ Merkel, Wolfgang; Alexander Petring; Christian Henkes; Christoph Egle (2008). Social Democracy in Power: The Capacity to Reform. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 8, 9. ISBN 0-415-43820-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Cederholm, Robert; Eliasson, Anders (15 March 2010). "Partierna tappar medlemmar". SVT.
- ↑ Björn Wittrock (2012). "The Making of Sweden". In Johann Pall Arnason; Bjorn Wittrock. Nordic Paths to Modernity. Berghahn Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-85745-270-2.
- ↑ Cederholm, Robert; Eliasson, Anders (15 March 2010). "Partierna tappar medlemmar". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ↑ Berezin, Mabel (2013), "The Normalization of the Right in Post-Security Europe", Politics in the Age of Austerity (Polity Press), p. 255
- ↑ Peter Starke; Alexandra Kaasch; Franca Van Hooren (2013). The Welfare State as Crisis Manager: Explaining the Diversity of Policy Responses to Economic Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-137-31484-0.
- ↑ Thurfjell, Karin (October 11, 2013), "Åkesson: Svenska kyrkan har blivit mindre svensk och kristen", Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish)
- ↑ Wolfram Nordsieck. "Parties and Elections in Europe". Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ Cederholm, Robert; Eliasson, Anders (15 March 2010). "Partierna tappar medlemmar". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- 1 2 Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- 1 2 T. Banchoff (1999). Legitimacy and the European Union. Taylor & Francis. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-415-18188-4. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- 1 2 Claire Annesley, ed. (2013). Political and Economic Dictionary of Western Europe. Routledge. p. 225–. ISBN 978-1-135-35547-0.
- ↑ Christina Bergqvist (1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 320. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
- ↑ Claire Annesley, ed. (2013). A Political and Economic Dictionary of Western Europe. Routledge. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-135-35547-0.
- ↑ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.
- ↑ Valmyndigheten, Valsedeldistribution
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