List of political parties in Sweden

This article lists political parties in Sweden.

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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.

Parliamentary parties

The letter(s) 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:

Party Ideology Spectral position MPs MEPs Membership
Swedish Social Democratic Party,
Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti		 S/SAP Social democracy, Democratic socialism[1] Centre-left 100 5 75,000 (2020)[2]
Moderate Party,
Moderata samlingspartiet		 M Liberal conservatism[3] Centre-right 70 4 40,602 (2020)[2]
Sweden Democrats,
Sverigedemokraterna		 SD Social conservatism,[4] National conservatism[5] Right-wing populism, Anti-immigration Right-wing to far-right 62 3 33,207 (2020)[2]
Centre Party,
Centerpartiet		 C Social liberalism,[6][7] Agrarianism[6][7] Centre to centre-right 31 2 24,445 (2020)[2]
Left Party,
Vänsterpartiet		 V Socialism,[8] Feminist politics[8] Left-wing 27 1 23,872 (2020)[2]
Christian Democrats,
Kristdemokraterna		 KD Christian democracy[9] Centre-right to right-wing 22 2 24,894 (2020)[2]
Liberals,
Liberalerna		 L Conservative liberalism, Classical liberalism[10]
European federalism[11]		 Centre-right 20 1 12,179 (2020)[2]
Green Party,
Miljöpartiet de Gröna		 MP Green politics[12] Centre-left 16 3 9,530 (2020)[2]

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.[13]

One MP has left her party to become independent. Former Left Party MP Amineh Kakabaveh left on 28 August 2019.

Minor parties

Local parties
  • Alternative (Alternativet)
  • Alvesta Alternative (Alvesta Alternativet)
  • Berg Party (Bergspartiet)
  • Bergas Bästa - partipolitiskt obunden lista
  • Bopartiet
  • Botkyrkapartiet
  • Citizens Party: School - Health Care - Care (Medborgarpartiet: skola – vård – omsorg)
  • Crossroads (Vägvalet)
  • Cooperation in Mullsjö (Samverkan i Mullsjö)
  • Democrats (Demokraterna)
  • 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)
  • Libertarian Municipal People (Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden)
  • Future Party (Framtidspartiet)
  • Future of Mullsjö (Mullsjös Framtid)
  • Health Care for Everybody (Omsorg för Alla)
  • Hedemora Party (Hedemorapartiet)
  • Kiruna Party (Kirunapartiet)
  • 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)
  • Socialist Justice Party (Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, 1973–present)- Holds two seats in the Luleå municipal council.
  • Solidarity - Work - Peace - Ecology (Solidaritet – Arbete – Fred – Ekologi)
  • Stockholm Party (Stockholmspartiet)
  • Stop E4 West - Culture Party (Stoppa E4 Väst – Kulturpartiet)
  • Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party (SPI - Välfärden, 1987–present) - Holds three seats in the Hörby municipal council.
  • Sölvesborg Party (Sölvesborgspartiet)
  • The Island Party (Öpartiet)
  • Uddevalla Party (Uddevallapartiet)
  • Vimmerby Party (Vimmerbypartiet)
  • Voice of the People - VOX humana (Folkets röst – VOX humana)
  • Vård för pengarna - Is in an incumbent regional government coalition in Södermanland and holds 15 seats in the regional council.
  • Youth List (Ungdomslistan)
  • Åsele Party (Åselepartiet)
  • Älvdalen Party (Älvdalspartiet)
  • Öpartiet (The Island Party)
  • Örebro Party (Örebropartiet)

Defunct and historical parties

Joke parties

See also

References
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  2. "Tusentals medlemmar lämnade S i fjol – bara SD ökade" [Thousands of members leave S last year – only SD increases]. Nyheter Idag (in Swedish). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. Björn Wittrock (2012). "The Making of Sweden". In Johann Pall Arnason; Bjorn Wittrock (eds.). Nordic Paths to Modernity. Berghahn Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-85745-270-2.
  4. Berezin, Mabel (2013), "The Normalization of the Right in Post-Security Europe", Politics in the Age of Austerity, Polity Press, p. 255
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. T. Banchoff (1999). Legitimacy and the European Union. Taylor & Francis. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-415-18188-4. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  8. Claire Annesley, ed. (2013). Political and Economic Dictionary of Western Europe. Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-135-35547-0.
  9. 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.
  10. https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/lång/liberalerna
  11. "Liberalernas nya politik: Kämpa för EU-federation". 21 November 2017.
  12. Wolfram Nordsieck. "Parties and Elections in Europe". Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  13. "Putting out ballot papers". Valmyndigheten. 20 April 2018.
  14. "Internetfenomenet som fick Hanif Bali i blåsväder". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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