This article lists political parties in Sweden.
Sweden has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which parties often have a smaller chance of gaining power alone, and in the event a majority is not reached, can choose to work with each other to form coalition governments.
National parties
The letter(s) after each Swedish party name are the abbreviations commonly used in the Swedish media.
Parties with official representation Parties with representation in the Riksdag and/or European Parliament:
Party Leader Ideology Politicalposition EP group MPs MEPs Municipality Social Democratic Party Magdalena Andersson Social democracy Centre-left S&D Moderate Party Ulf Kristersson Liberal conservatism EPP Sweden Democrats Jimmie Åkesson Right-wingto far-right ECR Left Party Nooshi Dadgostar Left-wing The Left Centre Party Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist Centre tocentre-right Renew Christian Democrats Ebba Busch Right-wing EPP Green Party Centre-left Greens/EFA Liberals Simona Mohamsson Centre-right Renew According to a threshold rule, any one particular party must receive at least 4% of the votes to be allocated a seat in the Riksdag. Any party having broken the 1% threshold in the last two European Parliament or Riksdag elections respectively will have their ballots printed and distributed by the authorities.
Minor parties Party Leader Ideology Politicalposition EP group Alternative for Sweden Gustav Kasselstrand UltranationalismAnti-immigration Far-right NI Ambition Sweden AS Elsa Widding Far-right NI Mats Selander Christian rightAnti-abortion movements Right-wing ECPP Citizens' Coalition Daniel Sonesson Liberal conservatismAnti-immigration NI Classical Liberal Party Magnus Jönsson Classical liberalismLibertarianism Right-wing NI Climate Alliance Gudrun SchymanK. G. Hammar Environmentalism NI Communist Party Povel Johansson Far-left NI Communist Party of Sweden Far-left ECA Direct Democrats Big tent NI Animals' Party Simon Knutsson Single-issue NI European Workers Party Kjell Lundqvist Far-right NI Feminist Initiative Agnes Lundgren Luis Lineo Left-wing S&D Future Left Daniel Riazat Lorena Delgado Varas Left-wing NI Health Care Party Kenneth Backgård Single-issue NI Gustaf Rydelius Big tent NI Independent Rural Party LPo Benneth Thyr Big tent NI Liberal Initiative LI Centre NI Nordic Resistance Movement Fredrik Vejdeland Far-right NI Nuance Party Mikail Yüksel Populism FPP Pirate Party Mikael Enmalm Syncretic PPEU Revolutionary Communist Party Far-left NI Socialist Alternative Collective leadership Left-wing NI Gunnar Brundin Paula Dahlberg Syncretic NI Unity Vide Geiger Left-wing NI Unity Party Jamal El-Haj Left-wing NI Volt Sweden Aaron Benzinger Syncretic Volt Workers' Party Jan Hägglund Left-wing NI Örebro Party Markus Allard Syncretic NI
Defunct and historical parties Caps (, 18th century) Hats (, 18th century) Junker Party (1850s) Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden (, 1921–1923) Communist Party of Sweden – Höglund Faction (, 1924–1926) Socialist Party (Socialistiska Partiet, 1929–1948) Clerical People's Party (, 1930s) National Socialist Workers’ Party (, 1933–1945) Swedish Socialist Party (Svenska socialistiska partiet), a Swedish Nazi party, 1943-1948 Left Socialist Party (, 1940–1963) Revolutionary Socialist Party (, 1950–1951) Communist Labour League of Sweden (, 1956–1967) Communist League Marxist-Leninists/Communist Party of Sweden/Solidarity Party (, 1967-199?) Progress Party (, existed in various forms between 1968 and 2000) Marxist–Leninist Struggle League (, 1970–1981) Centre Democrats (, 1974–2006) Communist Unity Groups (, 1975–1977) Communist Workers' League of Sweden (, 1977–?) Communist Party of Sweden (marxist-leninists)/Communist Workers Party of Sweden (, 1980–1993) Communist Party in Sweden (, 1982–1993) The Marxists (, 1990s) Workers' List/People's Democrats (sv) (, 1990–2002) New Democracy (, 1991–2000) Alliance Party (, 199X–2006) Natural Law Party (, 1992–2004) (, 1993–2006) New Future (, 1993–2006) (, 1998) National Democrats (, 2001–2014) Party of the Swedes (, 2008–2015) Revolutionary Workers' League of Sweden (, 1975–1983) Unique Party (, 2006) Communist League (, 1980–2010) Liquor Party (, 2009–2010) Socialist Party (, 1971–present) - as of 2019, the Socialist Party actively encourages its members to vote for the Left Party. June List (, 2004–2014) – Represented in the European Parliament 2004–2009. Did not participate in the 2019 election. Popular Democrats
Joke parties Donald Duck Party Mjölbypartiet
Regional and local parties
The following is a list of Swedish political parties on the local (municipal and regional) levels.
County Party Campaigns for Notes Municipalities County Riksdag Blekinge Ronneby Sölvesborg Dalarna Health Care Party Independent Rural Party Nordic Resistance Movement Leksand Falu Party Falun Borlänge Hedemora Libertarian Municipal People Älvdalen Mora Municipal List Avesta Älvdalen Popular Movement for the Good of Borlänge Borlänge Ludvika Hedemora Gävleborg Health Care Party Hofors Halland Citizens' Coalition Laholm Laholm Social List Active Politics Falkenberg Jämtland Independent Rural Party Härjedalen Berg Party Berg Strömsund VOX Humana Härjedalen Jönköping Cooperation in Mullsjö Mullsjö Nässjö Kalmar Citizens' Coalition Torsås Citizens Party: School - Health Care - Care Hultsfred Högsby Vimmerby Kronoberg Independent Rural Party Uppvidinge Alternative Ljungby Alvesta Alternative Alvesta Ljungby Future Party Tingsryd Libertarian Municipal People Ljusdal Norrbotten Health Care Party Independent Rural Party Luleå Socialist Alternative Luleå Free Democrats of Arjeplog Arjeplog Åre Free Trade Party of Norrbotten Haparanda Kiruna Party Kiruna Scania Citizens' Coalition Höör Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party Hörby Förnyalund Lund Södermanland Vård för pengarna Stockholm Botkyrka Huddinge Ekerö Vallentuna Lidingö Stockholm Party Stockholm Uppsala Health Care Party Uppsala Västerbotten Åsele Västernorrland Health Care Party Västra Götaland Democrats Gothenburg Independent Rural Party Svenljunga Borås Uddevalla Örebro Independent Rural Party Örebro Party Örebro Östergötland Independent Rural Party
See also Alliance (Sweden) - centre-right liberal-conservative political party alliances Regions of Sweden European Parliament European Union Red-Greens (Sweden) - centre-left to left-wing political party alliances Liberalism and centrism in Sweden List of ruling political parties by country List of Swedish politicians Municipalities of Sweden Politics of Sweden
References
External links
NSD: European Election Database – Political parties of Sweden