Nordic Freedom

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Nordic Freedom
Swedish: Nordisk frihet
Finnish: Vapaa Pohjola
Danish: Nordisk frihed
Norwegian: Nordisk frihet
Icelandic: Norrænt frelsi
AbbreviationNF
President Flag of Sweden.svg Aron Emilsson
General Secretary Flag of Denmark.svg Karsten Lorentzen
FoundedSpring 2012 (2012)
HeadquartersChristiansborg, DK-1240 København K
Ideology Right-wing populism
National conservatism
Euroscepticism
Political position Right-wing to far-right
European affiliation ECR
European Parliament group ECR, ID
Colours  Black
  Dark purple
Nordic Council
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Website
nordiskfrihet.se

Nordic Freedom (Swedish : Nordisk frihet, Danish : Nordisk frihed) is a right-wing [1] party group on the Nordic Council.

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Members

The member organizations of the Nordic Freedom are: [2]

CountryNational partyEP groupMEPsNational MPsStatus
# of seatsLast election# of seatsLast election
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Danish People's Party
Dansk Folkeparti (DF)
ID
1 / 14
2019
5 / 175
2022 Opposition
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Finns Party
Perussuomalaiset (PS)
ECR [lower-alpha 1]
2 / 14
2019
46 / 200
2023 Coalition
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sweden Democrats
Sverigedemokraterna (SD)
ECR
3 / 20
2019
73 / 349
2022 Confidence and supply
  1. Formerly part of Identity and Democracy group (ID group) from 2019 till 2023.

Elected representatives of Member Parties

European institutions

OrganisationInstitutionNumber of seats
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union European Commission
0 / 28
European Council
(Heads of Government)
0 / 28
Council of the European Union
(Participation in Government)
0 / 28
European Parliament
6 / 751

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References

  1. "How soft power built the world's 12th-largest economy". EUobserver. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. Nordic Freedom