The Sweden Democrats is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2024,it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing bloc and the second-largest party in the Riksdag. It provides confidence and supply to the centre-right ruling coalition. Within the European Union,the party is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.
The Riksdag is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom 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.
Ibrahim Baylan is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Schools from 2004 to 2006,as Minister for Energy from 2014 to 2019,Minister for Policy Coordination from 2016 to 2019 and as Minister for Business,Industry and Innovation from 2019 to 2021.
Håkan Juholt is a Swedish politician who was Leader of the Social Democrats from 2011 to 2012. He was member of the Swedish parliament from 1994 to 2016,representing Kalmar län. Juholt served as Sweden's Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland from September 2017 to August 2020,and has served as Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa since September 2020.
Kjell Stefan Löfven is a Swedish politician who has served 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 been serving 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.
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 negotiations following the elections that led to the TidöAgreement among the right-wing bloc,Moderate Party (M) leader Ulf Kristersson was elected prime minister on 17 October. The Kristersson cabinet is a minority government of the Moderates,Christian Democrats (KD) and Liberals (L) that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD).
Gothenburg Municipality 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 an unicameral legislature. It is conterminous with the municipality of Gothenburg. The constituency currently elects 17 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 434,273 registered electors.
Västra Götaland County North is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag,the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Älvsborg County North in 1970 when the Riksdag was changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Västra Götaland County North in 1998 when the counties of Älvsborg,Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg were merged to create Västra Götaland. The constituency currently consists of the municipalities of Åmål,Bengtsfors,Dals-Ed,Färgelanda,Lysekil,Mellerud,Munkedal,Orust,Sotenäs,Strömstad,Tanum,Trollhättan,Uddevalla and Vänersborg. The constituency currently elects eight of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 208,144 registered electors.
Stockholm 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 Stockholm but excludes Stockholm Municipality which has its own constituency. The constituency currently elects 40 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 1,006,456 registered electors.
Gabriel Eugen Kroon is a Swedish politician representing the Sweden Democrats party,who served as member of the Riksdag for the Stockholm Municipality constituency in 2022.
Jamal El-Haj is a Swedish politician,trade unionist and member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A former member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented MalmöMunicipality since September 2018. He had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag for Leif Jakobsson between June 2016 and September 2018.
Markus Kallifatides is a Swedish politician,academic and member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented Stockholm Municipality since September 2012.
Christer Mathias Tegnér is a Swedish politician,accountant and member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented Stockholm County since September 2018. He had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag for Ibrahim Baylan twice:October 2014 to October 2015;and May 2016 to September 2018.
Björn Göran Sebastian Wiechel is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented Västerbotten County since September 2014.
Leif Peter Gunnar Persson is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he represented Jönköping County between October 2010 and August 2020.
Daniel Andersson is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he represented Örebro County] between September 2021 and September 2022. He has been a substitute member of the Riksdag for Matilda Ernkrans twice:January 2019 to September 2021 and September 2022 to October 2022.
Katarina Köhler is a Swedish politician,teacher and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,she represented Västerbotten County between October 2010 and September 2018. She had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag for Ibrahim Baylan twice:October 2006;and September 2007 to December 2007.
Aleksander Gabelic is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he represented Östergötland County between October 2006 and October 2010. He was a member of the European Parliament between April 2018 and July 2019. He was a member of the municipal council in Linköping Municipality and chairman of the Swedish UN Federation.
Paavo Olavi Vallius is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he represented Västmanland County between October 1994 and October 1998;and between October 2002 and October 2006. He was also a substitute member of the Riksdag for Lena Hjelm-Wallén between October 1998 and September 2002. He is a Swedish Finn.
