The Sweden Democrats is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022,it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply,and is the second largest party in the Riksdag. The party describes itself as social conservative with a nationalist foundation. The party has also been variously characterised by academics,political commentators,and media as national-conservative,anti-immigration,anti-Islam,Eurosceptic,and far-right. The Sweden Democrats reject the far-right label,saying that it no longer represents the party's political beliefs. Founded in 1988,the Sweden Democrats originally had its roots in Swedish fascism,as well as white nationalism,but began distancing itself from its past during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Under the leadership of Jimmie Åkesson since 2005,the SD underwent a process of reform by expelling hardline members and moderating its platform. Today,the Sweden Democrats officially reject both fascism and Nazism on their platform.
Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland,Västra Götaland,Östergötland,Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in September 2017. The capital and largest city is Jönköping. About one quarter of the total county population lives in the combined Jönköping-Huskvarna urban area around the southern point of Lake Vättern.
The Riksdag is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971,the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members,elected proportionally and serving,since 1994,fixed four-year terms. The 2022 Swedish general election is the most recent general election.
The Christian Democrats is a Christian-democratic political party in Sweden founded in March 1964. It first entered parliament in 1985,through electoral cooperation with the Centre Party,and in 1991 broke through to win seats by itself. The party leader since 25 April 2015 has been Ebba Busch. She succeeded Göran Hägglund,who had been leader since 2004.
Bo Göran Hägglund is a Swedish politician of the Christian Democrats. He was Leader of the Christian Democrats from 2004 to 2015,Member of the Riksdag from 1991 to 2015,and served as Minister for Social Affairs from 2006 to 2014.
Ylva Julia Margareta Johansson is a Swedish politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for Home Affairs since 2019. She previously served in the government of Sweden as Minister for Schools from 1994 to 1998,as Minister for Welfare and Elderly Healthcare from 2004 to 2006,and as Minister for Employment from 2014 to 2019. She has been a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 2006.
Jan Stefan Attefall is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Public Administration and Minister for Housing from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Christian Democrats.
Annie Marie Therése Lööf is a Swedish politician and lawyer. She has been a Member of the Riksdag,representing her home constituency of Jönköping County,since 2006,and leader of the Centre Party since 2011. Lööf served as Minister for Enterprise from 2011 to 2014,in the Reinfeldt Cabinet.
General elections were held in Sweden on 9 September 2018 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag. Regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The incumbent minority government,consisting of the Social Democrats and the Greens and supported by the Left Party,won 144 seats,one seat more than the four-party Alliance coalition,with the Sweden Democrats winning the remaining 62 seats. The Social Democrats' vote share fell to 28.3 percent,its lowest level of support since 1911.
General elections were held in Sweden on 14 September 2014 to elect all 349 seats in the Riksdag,alongside elections for the 21 county councils,and 290 municipal assemblies.
Kjell Stefan Löfven is a Swedish politician who serves as the President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from October 2014 to November 2021 and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2012 to 2021.
Eva Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since October 2022 and Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County since 2014. She previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from November 2021 to October 2022,Minister for Finance from 2014 to 2021 and Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee from 2020 to 2022.
Tomas Morgan Johansson is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden from 2019 to 2022. He served as Minister for Justice from 2014 to 2022 and as minister for home affairs from 2021 to 2022,having previously served in that position from 2017 to 2019. He also served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2014 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2021.
Ebba-Elisabeth Busch is a Swedish politician serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and Minister for Energy,Business and Industry since October 2022. She has served as Leader of the Christian Democrats since April 2015.
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution,regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The preliminary results presented on 15 September showed the government parties lost their majority,which were confirmed by the final results published on 17 September. After a month of negotations following the elections that led to the TidöAgreement among the right-wing bloc,Moderate Party (M) leader Ulf Kristersson was elected Prime Minister of 17 October. The Kristersson Cabinet is a minority government that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD)
In the 2018 Swedish general election,no political group or party won an outright majority,resulting in a hung parliament. On 9 September,the Red-Greens,led by Stefan Löfven's Social Democrats (S),emerged as the main political force in the Riksdag,while the centre-right Alliance led by Ulf Kristersson's Moderate Party only got one seat less. The right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats,led by Jimmie Åkesson,came third. As a result,protracted negotiations were required before a new government formation. On 18 January 2019,Löfven was re-elected as prime minister.
The second cabinet of Stefan Löfven was the Government of Sweden from 21 January 2019 to 9 July 2021. It was a coalition,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 21 January 2019,following the 2018 general election.
Jönköping County is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag,the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It is conterminous with the county of Jönköping. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 271,666 registered electors.
The 2022 Swedish general election was held on 11 September to determine the 349 seats of Sweden's parliament,the Riksdag,for the term lasting until 2026. The opposition right-wing bloc won a majority of seats and later formed the TidöAgreement. The agreement paved the way to the Kristersson Cabinet,a minority government of Ulf Kristersson's Moderate Party,the Christian Democrats,and Liberals that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD),the first time the party is holding direct influence on government policy.
Anders Alftberg is a Swedish educator and politician of the Sweden Democrats party who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2022 representing the constituency of Västra Götaland County South.
