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Knivsta.Nu (KNU) is a local party in Knivsta municipality, Sweden. It was founded in 2002 and is currently third largest party in the municipal council. It has governed within both right-wing and left-wing coalitions and currently acts as Official Opposition to a ruling grand coalition. It is led by Lennart Lundberg. [1] [2] It is part of the Local parties of Uppsala County regional coalition. [3]

Election results

YearVotesPercentSeats
200284011,58%4/31
200698212,33%4/31
2010141615,71%5/31
2014127412,99%4/31
2018179615,7%5/31

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References

  1. "Valresultat och mandatfördelning". www.knivsta.se. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
  2. "knivsta | knivsta". www.knivsta.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  3. "Fröjd medgrundare till regionalt parti". www.mitti.se (in Swedish). 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-12-08.