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The parties in the Riksdag

Eight parties sit in the newly elected Riksdag. Here is each party's history, ideology and support - short and factual.

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  1. Left Party

    2026: 8,4 % of the vote, 30 seats · Strongest in Malmö municipality (17,2 %)

    Founded in 1917 with roots in the labour movement's left wing; today a socialist and feminist party to the left of the Social Democrats. Key issues: publicly run welfare, higher taxes on high incomes, and opposition to profit in welfare services.

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  2. Social Democratic Party

    2026: 28,0 % of the vote, 99 seats · Strongest in Norrbotten county (37,5 %)

    Founded in 1889 as the political arm of the labour movement - the party that shaped twentieth-century Sweden and built the welfare state. Social democratic: redistribution, the work-first principle and a strong public sector.

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  3. Green Party

    2026: 6,1 % of the vote, 22 seats · Strongest in Stockholm municipality (11,2 %)

    Founded in 1981 as one of the world's first green parties and entered the Riksdag in 1988. Environment and climate are at its core, with policies spanning transition and conservation to solidarity and social justice.

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  4. Centre Party

    2026: 7,0 % of the vote, 25 seats · Strongest in Gotland county (10,7 %)

    Founded in 1913 as the Farmers' League, agriculture's own party, and renamed the Centre Party in 1957. Today a green-liberal centre: market-liberal reforms combined with rural interests and an environmental profile.

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  5. Liberals

    2026: 5,3 % of the vote, 19 seats · Strongest in Stockholm municipality (7,1 %)

    Founded in 1934 as the People's Party, with roots in liberal free-church and temperance movements, and renamed the Liberals in 2015. Social liberal: education, individual freedom and an active society that gives everyone opportunities.

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  6. Christian Democrats

    2026: 6,2 % of the vote, 22 seats · Strongest in Jönköping county (10,2 %)

    Founded in 1964 to give Christian values a place in politics. Christian democratic: family, care and ethics at the centre, with key issues such as elderly care, security, and the beginning and end of life.

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  7. Moderate Party

    2026: 19,9 % of the vote, 70 seats · Strongest in Stockholm county (23,8 %)

    Founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League, the party of the right, and modernised as the New Moderates in the 2000s. Conservative and market liberal: lower taxes on work, law and order, and enterprise.

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  8. Sweden Democrats

    2026: 17,5 % of the vote, 62 seats · Strongest in Skåne county north and east (27,2 %)

    Founded in 1988 and entered the Riksdag in 2010 as its major breakthrough. Nationalist and socially conservative: tighter migration policy, tougher sentences and an emphasis on national community.

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