Classical Liberal Party (Sweden)

Liberala partiet (Liberal Party), referred to as Klassiskt liberala partiet (Classical Liberal Party) to avoid confusion with Liberalerna,[1][2] is a classical liberal political party in Sweden founded in 2004.

Liberal Party

Liberala partiet
Party chairmanKaj Nyström
FoundedDecember 2004 (2004-12)
IdeologyClassical liberalism
Right-libertarianism
Hard Euroscepticism
Meritocracy
Republicanism
International affiliationInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Colours  Yellow   Black
Parliament
0 / 349
European Parliament
0 / 20
Counties
0 / 1,662
Municipalities
0 / 12,978
Website
liberalapartiet.se

The leader of the party is Kaj Nyström. The party has its headquarters located in Stockholm and regional representatives in Jönköping and Linköping.

Ideology

The following quote is taken from the English information section of the party's official website:

We in Liberala partiet (Classical liberal party) are classically minded liberals. We believe in a society where individuals are given power over their own lives. A society that gives priority to the individual, where duty cannot be imposed, and individuals cannot be made victims of a forced collective. Free and sovereign individuals are free to shape their own relationships and associations with other free and sovereign individuals.[3]

Electoral history

Riksdag

Liberala partiet has participated in four general elections for the Swedish Riksdag. Their best result was in the 2018 general elections when the party got 1,504 votes, or 0.02%.[4]

Year Votes Vote % MPs
2006 202 0.00% 0
2010 716 0.01% 0
2014 1,210 0.02% 0
2018 1,504 0.02% 0

European Parliament

Liberala partiet has participated in one election for the European Parliament. The party participated for the elections for the first time in the 2014 elections, although it was eligible to participate in previous election in 2009.

Year Votes Vote % MEPs
2009 — — 0
2014 492 0.01% 0
2019 702[5] 0.02% 0

Footnotes
  1. "Liberala partiet ställer upp i riksdagsvalet 2010". liberalapartiet.se. Liberala partiet. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. "3. Krav på partinamnet". val.se. Swedish election authority. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. "Information in english". liberalapartiet.se. Liberala partiet. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  4. "Val till riksdagen - Röster". val.se. Swedish election authority. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. "Val till Europaparlamentet - Röster" [Votes - 2019 election]. data.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-07-05.
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