Volt Sweden

Volt Sweden
Volt Sverige
AbbreviationVolt
LeaderAlexander Löf
Michael Holz
Founded2 July 2018; 6 years ago (2018-07-02)
HeadquartersMalmö
IdeologySocial liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
European federalism
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colors  Purple [1]
Riksdag
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Website
https://www.voltsverige.org/

Volt Sweden (Swedish: Volt Sverige; abbreviation: Volt) is a political party in Sweden and part of the pan-European party Volt Europa.

History

Volt Sverige was founded on 2 July 2018 and stood in the 2019 European elections.

National sections of Volt Europa. The borders of the European Union are shown in red.

In early November 2021, the Liberalerna (The Liberals) association in Ljusnarsberg announced that they would initially convert to an association and run for Volt in the local elections because they disagreed with their party's rapprochement with the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats.[2] The local elected representative joined Volt, giving the party its first and only mandate there to date.[3][4]

Elections

2019

Volt Sverige did contest the 2019 European Parliament elections, but without its own ballot papers and relying on voters to write the party's name on blank ballot papers. Top candidates were Michael Holz and Namie Folkesson.[5] Volt received 146 such votes.[6]

2022

The party participated in the 2022 Swedish Parliamentary election[7] and received 89 votes.[8]

The party also contested regional elections in Stockholm and Skåne and municipal elections in Stockholm, Vaxholm, Malmö, Lund, Gothenburg, Linköping and Ljusnarsberg.[9][10] Volt received 1.2% in Ljusnarsberg, falling short of re-entry into the municipal council.[11]

2024

On 29 October 2023, the party announced its list for the European elections. The candidates are Michael Holz, Carri Ginter Wikström, Alexander Löf and Ted Lindström.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Visual Identity". Volt Europa. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ ""Känner inte igen oss längre i partiet Liberalerna"". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). November 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  3. ^ Boström, Samuel (2021-11-02). "Liberalerna i Ljusnarsberg bryter med partiet: "Inte möjligt att samarbeta med SD"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  4. ^ "Europeiskt parti tar plats i Ljusnarsbergs fullmäktige". Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish). November 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  5. ^ Germany, Schwarzwälder Bote, Oberndorf. "Schramberg: Von Schweden aus für ganz Europa". schwarzwaelder-bote.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Röster - Val 2019". historik.val.se. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  7. ^ "Valpresentation". data.val.se. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  8. ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  9. ^ "Volt Sverige on Instagram: "Nu är det sista chansen att rösta på ditt favoritparti: Volt. ⠀ Volt Sverige ställer upp i det svenska valet 2022 nationellt, i region Skåne och Stockholm samt i kommunerna: Stockholm, Vaxholm, Malmö, Lund, Göteborg, Linköping och Ljusnarsberg. ⠀ #svpol #votevolt #val2022"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  10. ^ "Laguppställning spikat; Volt Ljusnarsberg « Kopparbergarn". www.kopparbergarn.se. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  11. ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  12. ^ "9 Juni nästa år äger EU-valet rum". 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2024-02-02.