List of political parties in Sweden
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 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:- 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
- Alternative for Sweden
- Citizens' Coalition
- Classical Liberal Party
- Climate Alliance
- Communist Party
- Communist Party of Sweden
- Direct Democrats
- Animals' Party
- European Workers Party
- Feminist Initiative – Represented in the European Parliament 2014–2019.
- Health Care Party
- Independent Rural Party
- Nordic Resistance Movement
- Nuance Party
- Pirate Party – Represented in the European Parliament 2009–2014.
- Revolutionary Communist Party
- Socialist Justice Party
- Unity
- Volt Sweden
- Future Left
Defunct and historical parties
- Caps
- Hats
- Junker Party
- Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden
- Communist Party of Sweden – Höglund Faction
- Socialist Party
- Clerical People's Party
- National Socialist Workers’ Party
- [Swedish Socialist Party (Sweden, 1929)|Socialist Party (1943-1948)|Swedish Socialist Party], a Swedish Nazi party, 1943-1948
- Left Socialist Party
- Revolutionary Socialist Party
- Communist Labour League of Sweden
- Communist League Marxist-Leninists/Communist Party of Sweden/Solidarity Party
- Progress Party
- Marxist–Leninist Struggle League
- Centre Democrats
- Communist Unity Groups
- Communist Workers' League of Sweden
- Communist Party of Sweden (marxist-leninists)/Communist Workers Party of Sweden
- Communist Party in Sweden
- The Marxists
- Workers' List/People's Democrats
- New Democracy
- *Alliance Party
- Natural Law Party
- New Future
- National Democrats
- Party of the Swedes
- Revolutionary Workers' League of Sweden
- Unique Party
- Communist League
- Liquor Party
- Socialist Party - as of 2019, the Socialist Party actively encourages its members to vote for the Left Party.
- June List – Represented in the European Parliament 2004–2009. Did not participate in the 2019 election.
Joke parties
- Donald Duck Party
- Mjölbypartiet
Regional and local parties
The following is a list of currently active and defunct parties on the local levels.Parties that are:
- active only at the regional levels are listed in bold
- active at both the regional and municipal levels are bold and are marked with an asterisk
- simultaneously campaigning on the national level are underlined
Blekinge">Blekinge County">Blekinge
*Dalarna">Dalarna County">Dalarna
Health Care Party- Independent Rural Party Nordic Resistance Movement
- Falu Party
- Libertarian Municipal People †
- Municipal List
- †
- Popular Movement for the Good of Borlänge
- †
- †
Gävleborg">Gävleborg County">Gävleborg
Health Care Party*
Halland">Halland County">Halland
- Citizens' Coalition*
- Social List Active Politics †
Jämtland">Jämtland County">Jämtland
Jönköping">Jönköping County">Jönköping
- Cooperation in Mullsjö
Kalmar">Kalmar County">Kalmar
Kronoberg">Kronoberg County">Kronoberg
- Independent Rural Party
- Alternative
- Alvesta Alternative
- †
- Future Party †
- Libertarian Municipal People †
Norrbotten">Norrbotten County">Norrbotten
Health Care Party- Independent Rural Party Socialist Alternative*
- Free Democrats of Arjeplog †
- Free Trade Party of Norrbotten
- Kiruna Party
Scania">Skåne County">Scania
Södermanland">Södermanland County">Södermanland
- '''Vård för pengarna'''
Stockholm">Stockholm County">Stockholm
Uppsala">Uppsala County">Uppsala
Health Care Party- †
Västerbotten">Västerbotten County">Västerbotten
*Västernorrland">Västernorrland County">Västernorrland
- '''Health Care Party'''