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Sweden

National Parliament Composition

National Poll Average

Government

Head of State (Monarch)Carl XVI Gustaf (*)
Head of Government (PM)Ulf Kristersson (M-EPP)
Parties in GovernmentModerates (M-EPP)
Christian Democrats (KD-EPP)
Liberals (L-RE)

Parties

Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetareparti (S)
Swedish Social Democratic Party
Leader: Magdalena Andersson
Orientation: Centre-left (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: S&D (S&D, PES, PA, SOC, SDG)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1889-... (Scarrow, 2014, p. 54)

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Sverigedemokraterna (SD)
Sweden Democrats
Leader: Jimmie Åkesson
Orientation: National-conservative
EP Affiliation: ECR (ECR-EP, ECR Party, EC/DA, NF)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1988-...

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Moderata samlingspartiet (M)
Moderate Coalition Party
Leader: Ulf Kristersson
Orientation: Centre-right (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP, EPP Party, IDU, EPP-PACE, ConG)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1904-...

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Vänsterpartiet (V)
Left Party
Leader: Nooshi Dadgostar
Orientation: Left-wing (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: LEFT (LEFT, ELA, NTP, NGLA, UEL)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1917-...

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Centerpartiet (C)
Centre Party
Leader: Muharrem Demirok
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, ALDE Party, LI, CG)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1913-...

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Kristdemokraterna (KD)
Christian Democrats
Leader: Ebba Busch
Orientation: Centre-right (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP, EPP Party, CDI, CG)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1964-...

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Liberalerna (L)
Liberals
Leader: Johan Pehrson
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, ALDE Party, LI, CG)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1934-...

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Miljöpartiet (MP)
Green Party
Leader: Daniel Helldén and Amanda Lind
Orientation: Green politics (Poguntke et al., 2020), Centre-left
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (Greens/EFA, EGP, GG, CG)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration (Chapel Hill data)
Years active: 1981-...

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Folklistan (FL)
People's List
Leader: Sara Skyttedal
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: ~ EPP (history with EPP-EP)
EU Stance: Somewhat opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2024-…