List of political parties in Sweden
This article lists political parties in Sweden.
Sweden has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
Parliamentary parties
The letter in brackets after each Swedish party name are the abbreviations commonly used for those parties in the Swedish media.Parties with official representation
Parties with representation in the Riksdag and/or European Parliament:Note: Any party having broken the 1% threshold in the last two EU-parliament or Riksdag elections respectively will have their ballots printed and distributed by the authorities.
Minor parties
- Alternative for Sweden
- Direct Democrats
- Christian Values Party
- Citizens' Coalition
- Classical Liberal Party
- Communist Party
- Communist Party of Sweden
- European Workers Party
- Feminist Initiative – Represented in the European Parliament 2014–2019.
- Health Care Party
- Independent Rural Party ''
- Nordic Resistance Movement
- Pirate Party – Represented in the European Parliament 2009–2014.
- Turning Point Party
- Unity
Local parties
- Alternative
- Alvesta Alternative
- Axel Ingmar's List - Avesta Party
- Berg Party
- Bergas Bästa - partipolitiskt obunden lista
- Bopartiet
- Botkyrkapartiet
- Crossroads
- Cooperation in Mullsjö
- Drevviken Party
- Fair Democracy
- Falu Party
- Folkhemmet i Hofors-Torsåker
- Free Democrats of Arjeplog
- Free Norrland
- Free Trade Party of Norrbotten
- Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden
- Future Party
- Future of Mullsjö
- Health Care for Everybody
- Hedemora Party
- Kiruna Party
- Kommunens Bästa - Ölandspartiet
- Laholm Party
- Leisure Time Party
- Leksand Party
- Libertarian Municipal People
- Lidingöpartiet
- Life Quality in the Municipality of Högsby
- Mora Party
- Municipal List
- Municipal Party VDM
- Popular Movement for the Good of Borlänge
- Ronneby Party
- Social List Active Politics
- Socialist Justice Party - Holds two seats in the Luleå municipal council.
- Solidarity - Work - Peace - Ecology
- Stockholm Party
- Stop E4 West - Culture Party
- Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party - Holds three seats in the Hörby municipal council.
- Sölvesborg Party
- The Island Party
- Uddevalla Party
- Vimmerby Party
- Voice of the People - VOX humana
- Vård för pengarna
- Youth List
- Åsele Party
- Älvdalen Party
- Öpartiet
- Örebro Party
Defunct and historical parties
- Caps
- Hats
- Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden
- Communist Party of Sweden – Höglund Faction
- Socialist Party
- Clerical People's Party
- National Socialist Workers Party
- Left Socialist Party
- Revolutionary Socialist Party
- Communist Labour League of Sweden
- Communist League Marxist-Leninists/Communist Party of Sweden/Solidarity Party
- Marxist-Leninist Struggle League for the Communist Party of Sweden
- Centre Democrats
- Communist Unity Groups
- Communist Workers' League of Sweden
- Communist Party of Sweden /Communist Workers Party of Sweden
- Communist Party in Sweden
- The Marxists
- Workers' List/People's Democrats
- New Democracy
- *Alliance Party
- Natural Law Party
- Gottland Party Gotland's Future
- New Future
- The New Party
- National Democrats
- Party of the Swedes
- Revolutionary Workers' League of Sweden
- Unique Party
- Communist League
- Liquor Party
- Socialist Party - As of 2019, the Socialist Party actively encourages its members to vote for the Left Party.
- June List – Represented in the European Parliament 2004–2009. Did not participate in the 2019 election.
Joke parties
- Donald Duck Party
- Mjölbypartiet