Livable Netherlands was a Dutch political party. Pim Fortuyn began his political career in the party.
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.
Grästorp Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Grästorp.
Östersund Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Östersund, which is also the county seat of Jämtland County.
Elections to determine the makeup of the legislative bodies on the three levels of administrative division in the Kingdom of Sweden are held once every four years. At the highest level, these elections determine the allocation of seats in the Riksdag, the national legislative body of Sweden. Elections to the 20 county councils (landsting) and 290 municipal assemblies (kommunfullmäktige) – all using roughly the same electoral system – are held concurrently with the legislative elections on the second Sunday in September.
Gotland Municipality is a municipality that covers the entire island of Gotland in Sweden. The city of Visby is the municipality's seat.
There are four types of elections in Finland. Each Finnish citizen at least 18 years of age has the right to vote in each of the elections, which decide the following: the president, the parliament, the MEPs, and the municipal and city councils.
Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna was formed at the 1967 party congress of VPK, when a pro-Chinese group left the party.
Gothenburg Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg.
Elections in Belgium are organised for legislative bodies only, and not for executive functions. Direct elections take place for the European Parliament, the bicameral Federal Parliament, the Parliaments of the Communities and Regions, the provincial councils, the municipal councils and a few district councils. Voting is mandatory and all elections use proportional representation which in general requires coalition governments.
The Sölvesborg Party a local political party in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Formed ahead of the 2002 election by a group of former Green Party members. Party councilors are Dan Boberg and Bo Sandquist.
Hedemora Party is a local political party in Hedemora, Sweden. It was founded in March 2002 by a group of former Social Democrats. The split was caused by the accusation that the local branch in Långshyttan controlled the entire party municipality, and thus the entire municipality. In municipal elections the same year the party got 474 votes (5.3%) and two seats in the municipal council. It got its strongest support in the centre of the municipality, and much less in surrounding areas such as Långshyttan, Vikmanshyttan and Dala-Husby.
Laholm Party a local political party in Laholm, Sweden. LP is one of many local parties that surged after the downfall of New Democracy. LP was founded in 2002 by Elver Åkesson, the last person in Sweden to be elected as a municipal councillor of behalf of New Democracy, Bertil Johansson and Svend Nielsen.
Independents of Hällefors is a local political party in Hällefors, Sweden. It is led by Mats Runqvist. At the 2002 municipal elections the party got 6 seats out of 31, and became the second largest party in the municipal council.
In the Netherlands the municipal council is the elected assembly of the municipality. Its main role is laying down the guidelines for the policy of the council of mayor and aldermen and exercising control over its execution by the council of mayor and aldermen.
The Stockholm municipal election of 1982 was held on 19 September 1982 concurrently with the 1982 Swedish parliamentary election. This election used a party-list proportional representation system to allocate the 101 seats of the Stockholm City Council amongst the various Swedish political parties. Voter turnout was 86.7%.
Party of the Swedes was a neo-Nazi political party in Sweden. The party described itself as nationalist and sought to limit Swedish citizenship only to individuals who belong to the "Western genetic and cultural legacy". From 2013 to 2015 the party leader was Stefan Jacobsson. The party dissolved on 10 May 2015 due to lack of members.
The 1983 Madrid City Council election, also the 1983 Madrid municipal election, was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 2nd City Council of the municipality of Madrid. All 57 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The Dutch municipal elections of 2018 were held on 21 March in 335 municipalities in the Netherlands. This election determined the composition of the municipal councils for the following four years. The election coincided with the Intelligence and Security Services Act referendum.
The Swedish municipal elections of 2018 were held on 9 September 2018 in order to elect the 290 municipal councils of Sweden. The total number of municipal seats nationwide amounted to 12 700, compared to 12 780 in the 2014 elections.
