Swedish Social Democratic Party: Centre-left political party in Sweden
The Swedish Social Democratic Party (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti) was established on 23 April 1889, and is Sweden's biggest political party of social democracy.
The party has been in the lead with a Prime Minister for the longest and most amount of time in Sweden. Stefan Löfven is the current leader for the party. The party lost to the Moderate Party in the 2006 and 2010 elections. However, in 2014 The Swedish Social Democratic Party won with 31% of the votes.
Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti | |
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| Abbreviation | S/SAP |
| Leader | Magdalena Andersson |
| Secretary-General | Tobias Baudin |
| Parliamentary group leader | Lena Hallengren |
| Founded | 23 April 1889 |
| Headquarters | Sveavägen 68, Stockholm |
| Student wing | Social Democratic Students of Sweden |
| Youth wing | Swedish Social Democratic Youth League |
| Women's wing | Social Democratic Women in Sweden |
| Religious wing | Religious Social Democrats of Sweden |
| LGBT wing | LGBT Social Democrats of Sweden |
| Membership (2020) |  75,000 |
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| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Nordic affiliation | SAMAK The Social Democratic Group |
| Colours | Red |
| Riksdag | 107 / 349 |
| European Parliament | 5 / 21 |
| County councils | 572 / 1,597 |
| Municipal councils | 4,364 / 12,780 |
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| socialdemokraterna | |
Olof Palme, one of Sweden's most famous politicians, was the party leader from October many years before he was murdered in February 1986.
Years in power
- Cabinet Branting I, 1920,
- Cabinet Branting II, 1921-1923,
- Cabinet Branting III, 1924-1925,
- Cabinet Sandler, 1925-1926,
- Cabinet Hansson I, 1932-1936,
- Cabinet Hansson II, 1936-1940,
- SamlingsCabinet (Cabinet Hansson III), 1940-1945,
- Cabinet Hansson IV, 1945-1946,
- Cabinet Erlander I, 1946-1951,
- Cabinet Erlander II, 1951-1957 (With Bondeförbundet),
- Cabinet Erlander III, 1957-1969,
- Cabinet Palme I, 1969-1976,
- Cabinet Palme II, 1982-1986,
- Cabinet Carlsson I, 1986-1990,
- Cabinet Carlsson II, 1990-1991,
- Cabinet Carlsson III, 1994-1996,
- Cabinet Persson, 1996-2006,
Election results
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References
Other websites
- Socialdemokraterna Archived 2013-05-20 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
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